Monitoring of Wave Fields with the SWIM Instrument on CFOSAT

Céline Tison (1) , Thierry Amiot (1) , Danièle Hauser (2) , Patrick Castillan (1) , Nathalie Corcoral (1) , Laurent Rey (3) , Vivien Enjolras (3) , Sarah Guibert (1)

1 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
2 ESTER - LATMOS
3 TAS - Thales Alenia Space [Toulouse]

In this paper, after a short presentation of the CFOSAT mission and the associated scientific requirements, a focus on the wave scatterometers SWIM (Surface Wave Investigation and Monitoring) instrument, developed by Thales Alenia Space under CNES contract, will be done.

Domaines: Physique Atmosphérique et Océanique [physics.ao-ph]

Céline Tison, Thierry Amiot, Danièle Hauser, Patrick Castillan, Nathalie Corcoral, et al.. Monitoring of Wave Fields with the SWIM Instrument on CFOSAT. ESA Living Planet Symposium, Sep 2013, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-00906289⟩