Calibration and Validation of the RapidScat Scatterometer Using Natural Land Targets
RapidScat is a Ku-band scatterometer that was launched September 2014 and is currently operating on the International Space Station. It estimates ocean vector winds through accurate measurement of the normalized radar coefficient (σ0) of the ocean surface. In order to ensure the accuracy of σ0 measu...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2015
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6093 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7092&context=etd |