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The invention concerns an ocean wind speed scatterometer for the use as core instrument of a satellite. The scatterometer measures the back scattering coefficient of the ocean from three different angles in the C-band in a 50 km grid. A long pulse linear frequency modulation scheme allows the utiliz...

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Main Authors MENARD, YVON, NL-2241 SZ WASSENAAR, NL, WEBER, JUERGEN DR., D-7777 SALEM-BEUREN, DE, SCHULTE, REINER., D-7758 MEERSBURG, DE
Format Patent
LanguageGerman
Published 13.02.1997
Edition6
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
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Summary:The invention concerns an ocean wind speed scatterometer for the use as core instrument of a satellite. The scatterometer measures the back scattering coefficient of the ocean from three different angles in the C-band in a 50 km grid. A long pulse linear frequency modulation scheme allows the utilization of a single 60 Watt solid state power amplifier. The linear frequency modulation allows after deramping a frequency domain processing but avoids the restrictions to measurement angle and swath width inherent to the Doppler type scatterometer.
Bibliography:Application Number: DE19906027669T