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Gap analyses by variable, type of mission or WIGOS subcomponent

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In "Simplified" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated by looking at each instrument's mission objectives: for each instrument we keep track of what the primary, secondary, and opportunity mission objectives are. These mission objectives indicate that an instrument is primarily envisioned to measure variable X, Y and Z, that variables A, B and C are its secondary objective, and that it may offer the opportunity to measure variables I and II although it is not optimized for that. The simplified Gap analysis produces a timeline based on this information. The simplified Gap analysis is only available for analyzing variables, not for missions.

In "Expert system" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated with an expert system. Internally, OSCAR works with a large set of 1700 rules that determine whether or not an instrument is capable of measuring a given variable, and to what degree. When you select "Expert system", the Gap analysis is performed based on this large set of rules.

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Found 36 results

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Instrument	NRT?	Relevance	Satellite	ECT/Lon	Orbit	DLR	1978	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046	2047	2048
WindRAD		1 - primary	FY-3E	05:40 desc	SunSync																																	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
WindRAD		1 - primary	FY-3J	05:00 desc	SunSync																																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
AMI-SCAT		2 - very high	ERS-1	10:30 desc	SunSync			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
AMI-SCAT		2 - very high	ERS-2	10:30 desc	SunSync							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
ASCAT	No	2 - very high	Metop-A	07:50 desc	SunSync																		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
ASCAT	Yes	2 - very high	Metop-B	09:31 desc	SunSync	63																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
ASCAT	Yes	2 - very high	Metop-C	09:31 desc	SunSync	113																													X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SCA (Scatterometer)		2 - very high	Metop-SG-B1	09:30 desc	SunSync																																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SCA (Scatterometer)		2 - very high	Metop-SG-B2	09:30 desc	SunSync																																													X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SCA (Scatterometer)		2 - very high	Metop-SG-B3	09:30 desc	SunSync																																																				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
CSCAT		2 - very high	CFOSAT	07:00 desc	SunSync																														X	X	X	X	X
CSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2L	07:00 desc	SunSync																																					X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2A	06:00 desc	SunSync																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2B	06:00 desc	SunSync	488																													X	X	X	X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2D	66 °	DRIFT																																	X	X	X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2E	06:00 desc	SunSync																																				X	X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2C	66 °	DRIFT	628																															X	X	X	X	X	X
HSCAT		2 - very high	HY-2F	66 °	DRIFT																																					X	X	X	X	X
NSCAT		2 - very high	ADEOS	10:30 desc	SunSync								X	X
OSCAT		2 - very high	OceanSat-2	11:53 desc	SunSync																					X	X	X	X	X	X
OSCAT	No	2 - very high	ScatSat-1	08:45 desc	SunSync																												X	X	X	X	X	X
OSCAT-3		2 - very high	OceanSat-3 (EOS-06)	12:00 desc	SunSync																																		X	X	X	X	X	X
OSCAT-3		2 - very high	OceanSat-3A	12:00 desc	SunSync																																					X	X	X	X	X	X
RapidScat		2 - very high	ISS RapidScat	51.6 °	DRIFT																										X	X	X
SASS		2 - very high	SeaSat	108 °	DRIFT		X
SCAT-MP		2 - very high	Meteor-MP N1	15:30 asc	SunSync																																					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SCAT-MP		2 - very high	Meteor-MP N2	09:30 desc	SunSync																																						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SeaWinds		2 - very high	ADEOS-2	10:30 desc	SunSync														X	X
SeaWinds		2 - very high	QuikSCAT	06:00 asc	SunSync											X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
CIMR		3 - high	CIMR-A	06:00 desc	SunSync																																									X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
CIMR		3 - high	CIMR-B	06:00 desc	SunSync																																											X	X	X	X	X	X
MTVZA-OK (MW)		3 - high	SICH-1M	82.5 °	DRIFT																X	X	X
MWI (WSF-M)		3 - high	WSF-M1	06:00 desc	SunSync																																				X	X	X	X	X	X	X
MWI (WSF-M)		3 - high	WSF-M2		SunSync																																								X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
WindSat	No	3 - high	Coriolis	06:10 desc	SunSync															X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
COWVR		3 - high	ISS COWVR	51.6 °	DRIFT																																	X	X	X	X

All instruments for measuring Wind vector (near surface)

Instruments	Relevance	Operational limitations
WindRAD	1 - primary
AMI-SCAT	2 - very high
ASCAT	2 - very high
SCA (Scatterometer)	2 - very high
CSCAT	2 - very high
HSCAT	2 - very high
NSCAT	2 - very high
OSCAT	2 - very high
OSCAT-3	2 - very high
RapidScat	2 - very high
SASS	2 - very high
SCAT-MP	2 - very high
SeaWinds	2 - very high
CIMR	3 - high
MTVZA-OK (MW)	3 - high
MWI (WSF-M)	3 - high
WindSat	3 - high
COWVR	3 - high

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	Each instrument is assigned with a 5-step rating, evaluated as a blend of several elements such as the uncertainty, the vertical resolution, and the frequency and spatial resolution of the retrieved measurement in comparison with the space-time variability of the geophysical parameter. For this particular Variable, the rating is driven by: the observing technique (active or passive). RATING CRITERIA:
1	Radar scatterometer in C-band and Ku-band
2	Radar scatterometer in C-band or Ku-band
3	Polarimetric MW radiometer
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