International Policy on Wide Swath SAR Ocean Weather Data
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چکیده
ignificant benefits of wide swath synthetic aperture radar data for ocean weather observations have been demonstrated in principle. However, several obstacles must be overcome for this application to achieve its full potential as an operational system. Three themes emerge when considering these obstacles: data utility, data supply, and data policy. This article provides a summary of these issues, expands on several aspects of the data policy question, and closes with a series of recommendations. (
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