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Seasat-A and the commercial ocean communityThe Seasat-A program has been initiated as a 'proof-of-concept' mission to evaluate the effectiveness of remotely sensing oceanology and related meteorological phenomena from a satellite platform in space utilizing sensors developed on previous space and aircraft test programs. The sensors include three active microwave sensors; a radar altimeter, a windfield scatterometer, and a synthetic aperture radar. A passive scanning multifrequency microwave radiometer, visual and infrared radiometer are also included. All weather, day-night measurements of sea surface temperature, surface wind speed/direction and sea state and directional wave spectra will be made. Two key programs are planned for data utilization with users during the mission. Foremost is a program with the commercial ocean community to test the utility of Seasat-A data and to begin the transfer of ocean remote sensing technology to the civil sector. A second program is a solicitation of investigations, led by NOAA, to involve the ocean science community in a series of scientific investigations.
Document ID
19780029773
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Montgomery, D. R.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Wolff, P.
(Ocean Data Systems, Inc. Monterey, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 77-1591
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Satellite applications to marine technology
Location: New Orleans, LA
Start Date: November 15, 1977
End Date: November 17, 1977
Accession Number
78A13682
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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