WINDSAT
WINDSAT is a joint NOAA Integrated Program Office/Department of Defense/NASA demonstration project, intended to measure ocean surface wind speed and wind direction from space using a polarimetric radiometer. It was launched aboard the Coriolis satellite by a Titan II rocket on 6 January 2003 into an 830-km 98.7-degree orbit, and is designed for a three-year lifetime.
Capability and improvements
- Measure ocean surface wind direction (nonprecipitating conditions) with a 25-km spatial resolution
Secondary Measurements
- Sea surface temperature
- Soil moisture
- Rain rate
- Ice and snow characteristics
- Water vapor
References
- WINDSAT Project Information
- WINDSAT Contractors Web Site
- WINDSAT site at NRL
- WINDSAT site at ONR
- Launch Schedule for ITC
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