An overview of the NSCAT/N-ROSS programThe NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) to fly on the U.S. Navy Remote Ocean Sensing System (N-ROSS) mission is presented. The overall N-ROSS mission, the NSCAT flight instrument and groundbased data processing/distribution system, and NASA-supported science and verification activities are described. The N-ROSS system is designed to provide measurements of near-surface wind, ocean topography, wave height, sea-surface temperature, and atmospheric water content over the global oceans. The NSCAT is an improved version of the Seasat scatterometer. It will measure near surface vector winds.
Document ID
19870007951
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Martin, B. D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Freilich, Michael H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Li, F. K. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Callahan, Phillip S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: ESA Proceedings of an ESA Workshop on ERS-1 Wind and Wave Calibration