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Progress in the scientific application of space-based scatterometer data over the past two decades is reviewed. There has been continuous improvement in coverage, resolution, and accuracy. Besides the traditional applications in weather and ocean-atmosphere interaction, which are based on ocean surface wind vectors, emerging applications over land and ice are also described. Future missions and new technology are introduced.

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Liu, W.T. Progress in Scatterometer Application. Journal of Oceanography 58, 121–136 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015832919110

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