Concept information
Preferred term
QuikSCAT satellite
Definition(s)
- The NASA QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer. Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direct over the ice-free global oceans via its effect on water waves. Observations from QuikSCAT had a wide array of applications, and contributed to climatological studies, weather forecasting, meteorology, oceanographic research, marine safety, commercial fishing, tracking large icebergs, and studies of land and sea ice, among others. This SeaWinds scatterometer is referred to as the QuikSCAT scatterometer to distinguish it from the nearly identical SeaWinds scatterometer flown on the ADEOS-2 satellite. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuikSCAT)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- QuikSCAT spacecraft
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-JX35943B-1
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