Also known as: scatt.
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A high-frequency radar instrument that transmits pulses of energy towards the ocean and measures the backscatter from the ocean surface. It detects wind speed and direction over the oceans by analyzing the backscatter from the small wind-induced ripples on the surface of the water. Scatterometer a device to measure the an-gular distribution of scattered intensity. Its main component contains a photodetector mounted over a goniometer.
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