Abstract:
The Ku-band (13.5 GHz) based scatterometer is the main sensor onboard Scatterometer Satellite (SCATSAT-1) launched on 26th September 2016 by Indian Space Research Organiz...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The Ku-band (13.5 GHz) based scatterometer is the main sensor onboard Scatterometer Satellite (SCATSAT-1) launched on 26th September 2016 by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The SCATSAT-1 satellite sensor provides daily updates on the conditions of atmospheric, oceanographic, agriculture and cryospheric parameters. Moreover, it delivers data products (Level 1-4) in form of different parameters (Sigma-naught σ0, Gamma-naught γ0, brightness temperature BT, wind vectors and velocity) at two different polarization modes (HH and VV). Since launch, several studies have been carried out to explore the potential of SCATSAT1 satellite sensor for remote observation of the ocean as well as the land surface at the global level. Besides the conventional applications in weather and oceanic domains which are based on wind vector data, emerging applications over land use and land cover are also introduced. This paper aims to address the current status of SCATSAT-1 applications in different scientific domains such as oceanographic, cryospheric, agriculture and land hydrology. It is expected that such an extensive exploration of the applications of SCATSAT-1 satellite sensor will provide important insights for future utilization of scatterometer data.
Published in: IEEE Sensors Journal ( Volume: 20, Issue: 21, 01 November 2020)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Satellite Sensors ,
- Terrain ,
- Land Use ,
- Levels Of Production ,
- Global Level ,
- Oceanographic ,
- Applicability Domain ,
- Sensor Applications ,
- Land Use/land Cover ,
- Brightness Temperature ,
- Application Status ,
- Wind Vector ,
- Soil Moisture ,
- Grain Yield ,
- Sea Surface Temperature ,
- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ,
- Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ,
- Wind Direction ,
- Leaf Area Index ,
- Numerical Weather Prediction ,
- Numerical Weather Prediction Models ,
- Snow Water Equivalent ,
- Soil Moisture Active Passive ,
- Surface Soil Moisture ,
- Weather Research And Forecasting ,
- Backscattered Signals ,
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder ,
- Wind Wave ,
- Rice Grain Yield ,
- Ocean Dynamics
- Author Keywords
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Satellite Sensors ,
- Terrain ,
- Land Use ,
- Levels Of Production ,
- Global Level ,
- Oceanographic ,
- Applicability Domain ,
- Sensor Applications ,
- Land Use/land Cover ,
- Brightness Temperature ,
- Application Status ,
- Wind Vector ,
- Soil Moisture ,
- Grain Yield ,
- Sea Surface Temperature ,
- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ,
- Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ,
- Wind Direction ,
- Leaf Area Index ,
- Numerical Weather Prediction ,
- Numerical Weather Prediction Models ,
- Snow Water Equivalent ,
- Soil Moisture Active Passive ,
- Surface Soil Moisture ,
- Weather Research And Forecasting ,
- Backscattered Signals ,
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder ,
- Wind Wave ,
- Rice Grain Yield ,
- Ocean Dynamics
- Author Keywords