WINDSAT

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WINDSAT is a joint Integrated Program Office/Department of Defense/NASA demonstration project, intended to measure ocean surface wind speed and wind direction from space using a polarimetric radiometer. It was launched aboard the Coriolis satellite by a Titan II rocket on 6 January 2003 into a 830-km 98.7-degree orbit, and is designed for a three-year lifetime.

[edit] Capability/Improvements

• Measure ocean surface wind direction (nonprecipitating conditions) with a 25-km spatial resolution

[edit] Secondary Measurements

• Sea surface temperature
• Soil moisture
• Rain rate
• Ice and snow characteristics
• Water vapor

[edit] References

• WINDSAT Project Information
• WINDSAT Contractors Web Site
• WINDSAT site at NRL
• WINDSAT site at ONR
• Launch Schedule for ITC