Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:magnetometer
|
| gptkbp:contributes_to |
global weather forecasting
|
| gptkbp:designed_by |
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
|
| gptkbp:developed_by |
gptkb:EUMETSAT
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
5.3 GHz
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)
|
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Metop-C
gptkb:Metop-A gptkb:Metop-B |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
reference wind fields
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| gptkbp:is_based_on |
previous scatterometer missions
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| gptkbp:is_managed_by |
gptkb:EUMETSAT
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:European_Organisation_for_the_Exploitation_of_Meteorological_Satellites
gptkb:Metop_satellite_series gptkb:Copernicus_program |
| gptkbp:is_used_for |
weather forecasting
climate research climate monitoring |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:urban_planning
gptkb:logistics gptkb:scientific_research climate change studies disaster management environmental monitoring search and rescue operations aviation safety climate adaptation strategies fisheries management natural resource management coastal management wind energy assessment public safety initiatives international climate agreements agriculture monitoring flood forecasting sustainable development planning energy resource management hurricane tracking sea ice monitoring telecommunications planning land surface modeling ocean-atmosphere interaction studies marine meteorology |
| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Soyuz
|
| gptkbp:launched |
2006-03-21
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| gptkbp:measures |
surface wind speed
surface wind direction |
| gptkbp:mission_type |
gptkb:Earth_observation
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| gptkbp:operates_in |
Ku-band
|
| gptkbp:operational_since |
gptkb:2006
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| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
oceanographic studies
numerical weather prediction models ocean circulation models ocean surface conditions |
| gptkbp:resolution |
25 km
|
| gptkbp:uses_technology |
active microwave remote sensing
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Met_Op-C
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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