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ROTATING SCATTEROMETER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

SeaWinds is a rotating scatterometer (measurement of the surface wind speed and direction over the ocean) onboard QuikSCAT, launched by NASA in June 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

SeaWinds est un diffusiomètre rotatif (mesure de la vitesse et de la direction des vents de surface océanique) embarqué sur le satellite QuikSCAT qui a été lancé par la NASA en juin 1999.

Spanish

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