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Top News of the Day: The proposal to contract the areal extent of the regional west Atlantic charts has been canceled.

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What is QuikSCAT?

QuikSCAT refers to the SeaWinds Scatterometer flying onboard NASA's Quick Scatterometer Spacecraft which was launched in June 1999.

Ku-band, (13.4GHz)
Rotating dish antenna
One swath, 1800 km wide
Quick fix for the loss of NSCAT data
400,000 measurements in one day
Provides measurements of ocean surface winds in all weather and cloud conditions.
Maps 90% earth’s oceans every day.

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