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The Aquarius Scatterometer aboard the Aquarius/Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas-D (Aquarius/SAC-D) platform was an L-band, polarimetric scatterometer that provided information to correct for ocean surface roughness. The Aquarius Scatterometer shares the antenna with three radiometers. It has a 373 km wide swath, transmits in a protected 1260 MHz frequency, has a 4 MHz band width, and makes 5.6 measurements per second in vertical and horizontal polarizations.

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Instrument Type

Scatterometer

Specifications

Resolution

Spatial

373 km

Spectral

1260 MHz

Temporal

5.6 measurements per second in vertical and horizontal polarizations

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