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- noun A form of
radar used to measure surfacewinds fromsatellites , by detecting scatteredmicrowave radiation
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A very large, broad, easterly wave is located just south of the Cape Verde islands, with a disorganized low-mid-level circulation at about 12N 25W (easy to spot from the 07: 25Z WindSat and 10: 55Z ASCAT microwave scatterometer overpasses).
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Data from the recently-launched Oceansat-2, which carried an atmospheric sounder 'ROSA' from Italy apart from main payloads - ocean colour monitor and scatterometer - is highly sought after by international scientific community.
Analysis 2010
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The QuikScat spacecraft and scatterometer instrument themselves remain in otherwise good health.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The QuikScat spacecraft and scatterometer instrument themselves remain in otherwise good health.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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(PhysOrg. com) -- NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For example, degraded scatterometer measurements from QuikScat can still be useful for cross-calibrating the mission's climate data record with measurements from other scatterometers, including the operational EUMETSAT ASCAT instrument, India's recently launched Oceansat-2 and a planned Chinese scatterometer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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(PhysOrg. com) -- NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For example, degraded scatterometer measurements from QuikScat can still be useful for cross-calibrating the mission's climate data record with measurements from other scatterometers, including the operational EUMETSAT ASCAT instrument, India's recently launched Oceansat-2 and a planned Chinese scatterometer.
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For example, degraded scatterometer measurements from QuikScat can still be useful for cross-calibrating the mission's climate data record with measurements from other scatterometers, including the operational EUMETSAT ASCAT instrument, India's recently launched Oceansat-2 and a planned Chinese scatterometer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For example, degraded scatterometer measurements from QuikScat can still be useful for cross-calibrating the mission's climate data record with measurements from other scatterometers, including the operational EUMETSAT ASCAT instrument, India's recently launched Oceansat-2 and a planned Chinese scatterometer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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