Latest advances of the swim instrument

Céline Tison (1) , T. Amiot (1) , Danièle Hauser (2) , Thierry Koleck (3) , P. Castillan (1) , N. Corcoral (1)

1 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
2 ESTER - LATMOS
3 CESBIO - Centre d'études spatiales de la biosphère

The CFOSAT mission is an innovative spatial mission for oceanography: for the very first time, both wind and wave vectors will be measured at the global ocean surface. This paper presents the wave scatterometer, SWIM and its associated scientific performances.

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; Oceanography

Céline Tison, T. Amiot, Danièle Hauser, Thierry Koleck, P. Castillan, et al.. Latest advances of the swim instrument. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Jul 2014, Quebec City, Canada. pp.4374 - 4377, ⟨10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947459⟩. ⟨insu-01139461⟩