SEASAT serves marine industry users

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Proc., Annu. Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6444176

McCandless, S W

SEASAT, which began operating on 6/26/78, was the first satellite to use an array of active and passive microwave sensors which could penetrate weather and cloud layers and was impervious to day/night conditions. SEASAT uniquely mapped the global oceans every 36 hr until its power failed barely more than 100 days later. In that time, SEASAT collected radar images of surface conditions; a continuous synoptic view of global surface wind and temperature measurements; and important topographic data ranging from the essentially stable geoid to the varying behavior of currents, tides, and daily sea state of roughness conditions. SEASAT data can be used in the transportation of oil, natural gas, and other resources by surface ship in arctic regions, and in other applications, e.g., ocean fishing operations.

• Research Organization: User Syst. Eng.
• OSTI ID: 6444176
• Report Number(s): CONF-790444-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Annu. Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAPPING
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SATELLITES
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SEASAT SATELLITES
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