Earth Observation Satellites
type: Concept

GCOM-W1
type: Concept
in scheme: platforms
alternative label: SHIZUKU
change note: 2015-08-21 14:47:04.0 [mpmorahan] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water language code: en);
change note: 2012-09-05 16:54:13.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (GCOM-W1 [8781da14-5ced-4d64-81cd-8daa10a1c30d,40563] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,31221]);
change note: 2018-03-14 14:53:27.0 [sritz] update Definition (The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture. More Information: http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/ GCOM-W1/AMSR2 characteristics Scan and rate : Conical scan at 40 rpm Antenna : Offset parabola with 2.0m dia. Swath width : 1450km Incidence angle: Nominal 55 degrees Digitization : 12bits Dynamic range : 2.7-340K Polarization : Vertical and horizontal Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GCOM-W1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: GCOM-W1 Long_Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-08-31 End_Group);
change note: 2018-03-14 14:54:07.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: SHIZUKU language code: en);
definition: The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture. More Information: http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/ GCOM-W1/AMSR2 characteristics Scan and rate : Conical scan at 40 rpm Antenna : Offset parabola with 2.0m dia. Swath width : 1450km Incidence angle: Nominal 55 degrees Digitization : 12bits Dynamic range : 2.7-340K Polarization : Vertical and horizontal Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GCOM-W1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: GCOM-W1 Long_Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-08-31 End_Group