タイトル | Seasat-A opens new phase in earth observations |
著者(英) | Cutting, E.; Pounder, W. |
著者所属(英) | Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. |
発行日 | 1978-06-01 |
言語 | eng |
内容記述 | The data output of the Seasat-A, the first satellite designed specifically for oceanographic observation, is described. Wave height and direction, ice distribution, surface wind speed and direction, ocean-surface temperature, and atmospheric water content will be monitored by the satellite. Imaging radar, microwave scatterometer, microwave radiometer and visual and infrared radiometer experiments are included in the Seasat-A observing program. Two types of orbits have been developed: a near-repeat cycle of three days, and a near-repeat cycle of 25 days. Both orbit types offer fine coverage (18.5 km crossing separations) of the earth. Synthetic aperture radar data on computer-compatible tapes and geophysical data records available through the Seasat-A mission are described. |
NASA分類 | LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACE VEHICLES |
レポートNO | 78A38523 |
権利 | Copyright |
URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/432512 |
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