The Polarimetric Ku-band Scatterometer (PolSCAT) is an airborne polarimetric scanning scatterometer developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It detects radar backscatter to determine ocean surface winds and snow water equivalent (SWE). PolSCAT operates at 13.95 GHz and can simultaneously identify vertically and horizontally polarized radar signals. It has a footprint of 1 km by 0.7 km when flying at an altitude of 8 km.
Instrument Details
- Scatterometer
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow Water EquivalentEarth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface WindsEarth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds
- Full Column Profile, Troposphere
- Variable
- 1 km x 0.7 km
- 13.95 GHz
- Currently unavailble
Steven J Dinardo, Deborah G. Vane
Steven J Dinardo
JPL
NASA
Unpublished
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