Abstract: The QuikSCAT radar measurements of several tropical cyclones in 1999 have been studied to develop the geophysical model function (GMF) of Ku-band radar /spl sigma//sub 0/ values (normalized ...

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Launched in June 1999 for an intended two-year mission, NASA’s SeaWinds scatterometer instrument on the QuikSCAT spacecraft was turned off on Oct. 2 in accordance with its end-of-mission plan.

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Washington, May 22: Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study has ...

ABSTRACT: According to the Chinese "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", two large scale wind farms are planned to be built in the shore of Shandong province and Guangdong province to meet the increasing ...

ABSTRACT: Oceans play a vital role in the global climate system. They absorb the incoming solar energy and redistribute the energy through horizontal and vertical transports. In this context it is ...

NSIDC is pleased to announce that the NASA SCP Arctic and Antarctic Ice Extent from QuikSCAT data set has been updated to Version 2 and now includes data through 31 ...

The end of NASA’s Quick Scatterometer, or QuikScat, environmental monitoring mission is noteworthy for several reasons, beginning with the fact that it succeeded beyond all expectations. Built and ...

Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now a tropical storm in the southern Indian Ocean. Two ...