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View article: CFOSAT : A step forward for operational oceanography and better understanding of ocean waves climate
CFOSAT : A step forward for operational oceanography and better understanding of ocean waves climate Open
The CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography SATellite) satellite mission, a successful cooperation between China and France, launched in 28 October 2018 has revealed the importance of directional observations of waves and winds at the ocean surf…
View article: Speckle Energy Spectrum in a Complex Radar Viewing Geometry From the Spaceborne SWIM Observations and From Model
Speckle Energy Spectrum in a Complex Radar Viewing Geometry From the Spaceborne SWIM Observations and From Model Open
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View article: Comparing and combining directional swell measurements from Sentinel-1, SWIM and SWOT
Comparing and combining directional swell measurements from Sentinel-1, SWIM and SWOT Open
  Various spaceborne Radar instruments are now operating with the common ability to observe long waves propagating across the oceans: the C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) onboard Sentinel-1 (~23-36° of incidence), SWIM rotat…
View article: CFOSAT: Products Reprocessing and Contributions in Oceanography
CFOSAT: Products Reprocessing and Contributions in Oceanography Open
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View article: On the Assimilation of Wide Swath Significant Wave Height and Directional Wave Observations in Wave Model : Perspective for Operational Use
On the Assimilation of Wide Swath Significant Wave Height and Directional Wave Observations in Wave Model : Perspective for Operational Use Open
The availability of wide swath Significant wave heights (SWH) such as those retrieved in the frame of CFOSAT and HY2B satellite missions opens important perspectives for the improvement of operational wave forecasting. The objective of thi…
View article: CFOSAT: Latest Improvements in the Swim Products and Contributions in Oceanography
CFOSAT: Latest Improvements in the Swim Products and Contributions in Oceanography Open
For the first time, co-located wind vectors and wave spectral characteristics are available thanks to the French/Chinese CFOSAT mission, which includes a wind scatterometer SCAT and a wave scatterometer SWIM. Three years after its launch, …
View article: Sea‐Ice Detection From Near‐Nadir Ku‐Band Echoes From CFOSAT/SWIM Scatterometer
Sea‐Ice Detection From Near‐Nadir Ku‐Band Echoes From CFOSAT/SWIM Scatterometer Open
SWIM on board CFOSAT is the first spaceborne, low incidence, rotating scatterometer, aiming at measuring in near‐real time ocean waves spectra. With five off‐nadir beams at incidences between 2° and 10° plus one nadir beam, it covers the E…
View article: Evolutions and Improvements in CFOSAT SWIM Products
Evolutions and Improvements in CFOSAT SWIM Products Open
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View article: Benefits of the Adaptive Algorithm for Retracking Altimeter Nadir Echoes: Results From Simulations and CFOSAT/SWIM Observations
Benefits of the Adaptive Algorithm for Retracking Altimeter Nadir Echoes: Results From Simulations and CFOSAT/SWIM Observations Open
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View article: CFOSAT wave spectra joining the family of L2P-L3 CMEMS Wave products!
CFOSAT wave spectra joining the family of L2P-L3 CMEMS Wave products! Open
<p>SWIM CFOSAT innovative instrument has already shown its reliability and data quality interest through several publications since its launch in end 2018. Its nadir data are delivered to CMEMS since July 2019 in a L2P/L3. Similarly …
View article: New directional wave observations from CFOSAT : impact on ocean/wave coupling in the Southern Ocean
New directional wave observations from CFOSAT : impact on ocean/wave coupling in the Southern Ocean Open
<p>The Southern ocean is a complex ocean region with uncertainties related to surface wind forcing and fluxes exchanges at the air/sea interface. The improvement of wind wave generation in this ocean region is crucial for climate stu…
View article: New Directional Wave Satellite Observations: Towards Improved Wave Forecasts and Climate Description in Southern Ocean
New Directional Wave Satellite Observations: Towards Improved Wave Forecasts and Climate Description in Southern Ocean Open
In spite of continuous improvements of ocean wave models in the last decades, large errors still remain in particular under strongly forced conditions, often encountered in the Southern Ocean, where strong westerly winds generate some of t…
View article: CAL/VAL Phase for the Swim Instrument Onboard cFOSAT
CAL/VAL Phase for the Swim Instrument Onboard cFOSAT Open
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View article: New Observations From the SWIM Radar On-Board CFOSAT: Instrument Validation and Ocean Wave Measurement Assessment
New Observations From the SWIM Radar On-Board CFOSAT: Instrument Validation and Ocean Wave Measurement Assessment Open
This article describes the first results obtained from the Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring (SWIM) instrument carried by the China France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT), which was launched on October 29, 2018. SWIM is a Ku-band …
View article: Wave spectrum retrieval from SWIM data: speckle spectrum estimation Session: " Wave retrieval and applications "
Wave spectrum retrieval from SWIM data: speckle spectrum estimation Session: " Wave retrieval and applications " Open
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