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2018-03-17

[DOI: 10.21982/M8DK9D] Tabularized SeaWinds Spatial Response Function
Long, David
Precise computing the SeaWinds spatial response function (SRF) is complicated and requires significant computation detailed knowledge of the orbit geometry and instrument processing. This code computes an approximate SRF for SeaWinds based on precomputed tables. The SRF is computed as a function orbit position, antenna rotation angle, and polarization. The full footprint "egg" SRF is approximated by a 2d polynomial while the "slice" SRF is approximated by a shaped boxcar. Details are given in the referenced paper.

Code Link: xshape.zip
Code Size: 13953667 bytes
Code MD5 Checksum: 0e21539c1b22a596e19116339a2ee9cb


Appears in: I.S. Ashcraft and D.G. Long, "The spatial response function of SeaWinds backscatter measurements", in "Earth Observations Systems VIII", W.L. Barnes, ed., Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5151, pp. 609-619, 3-6 Aug 2003.

See Also: http://www.scp.byu.edu/software/Xshape/Xshape.html

Code Languages: C, Fortran, Matlab

To compile code: linux, gcc, g77

Sensor Categories: Scatterometer

Instrument Processing and Calibration Categories: Scatterometer

Keywords: SeaWinds scatterometer, spatial response function, antenna footprint