The Seasat microwave scatterometer was designed to measure, globally and in nearly all weather, wind speed to an accuracy of plus or minus 2 meters per second and wind direction to plus or minus 20 deg in two swaths 500 kilometers wide on either side of the spacecraft. For two operating modes in rain-free conditions, a limited number of comparisons to high-quality surface truth indicates that these specifications may have been met.
Seasat scatterometer - Results of the Gulf of Alaska workshop
Science ; 204
1979-06-29
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