Feb 20, 2020 · WindSat is a polarimetric microwave radiometer developed by the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Enviromental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) for measuring ocean surface wind speed and direction.

WindSat was meant to demonstrate the capabilities of a fully polarimetric radiometer to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. Prior to launch, the only instrument capable of measuring ocean wind vectors were scatterometers (active microwave sensors).

The WindSat instrument was launched in 2003 on board the Coriolis Satellite as the first space-bourne microwave polarimetric microwave radiometer. It was launched primarily to measure ocean surface wind vectors, but also measures rain rate, total precipitable water, and sea ice, to …

Jun 4, 2010 · WindSat, the first space-borne polarimetric microwave radiometer, was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory under sponsorship of the U.S. Navy and NPOESS. For additional information on WindSat, please visit IPO WindSat web site.

WindSat measurements will help researchers determine atmospheric forcing, ocean response and air-sea interaction mechanisms on various spatial and temporal scales.

WINDSAT was developed and managed by the Space Test Program at Kirtland AFB in New Mexico, designed for a three-year lifetime. It is primarily designed to measure ocean surface wind direction (nonprecipitating conditions) with a 25-km spatial resolution.

Jun 4, 2010 · Data from Satellite/Instruments: WindSat/Coriolis Measurements Additional Products Wind Vectors 20X30 (25Km) Global Ambiguity Storm Rain Cloud Water Water Vapor Sea Surface Temperature Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

May 30, 2012 · WindSat is a polarimetric microwave radiometer developed and built by NRL. WindSat is also considered a precursor instrument to CMIS (Conical-scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder), a radiometric polarimeter to be flown on NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System).

This is an updated version of the existing NOAA NBS v1.0, which is a global gridded 0.25° and 6-hourly sea surface winds product that has wide applications in marine transportation, marine ecosystem and fisheries, offshore winds, weather and ocean forecasts, and other areas.

WindSat is a satellite-based multifrequency polarimetric microwave radiometer developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Integrated Program Office.