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C-Band Scatterometer
C-Band Scatterometer

C-band scatterometers are airborne remote active non-imaging sensors that measure microwave backscatter. C-band scatterometers are typically used to measure ocean surface winds but can be used for ice, vegetation, and soil surface properties measurements. They operate in the C-band frequency range (4-8 GHz) and have the capability to provide measurements during the day and night.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Scatterometer
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content > Surface Soil Moisture
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Backscatter
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation
Land Surface
Variable
Variable
4-8 GHz
https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.1986.289618External Link

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Instrument Operation

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
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2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products
FIFE

First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

1987—1989
Central Kansas
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2 Deployments
· 101 Data Products

Data Products