{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2985467758","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","title":"The Esa Wideband Microwave Scatterometer (Wbscat): Design and Implementation","display_name":"The Esa Wideband Microwave Scatterometer (Wbscat): Design and Implementation","publication_year":2019,"publication_date":"2019-07-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2985467758","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","mag":"2985467758"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063888835","display_name":"Charles Werner","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-0220"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210155440","display_name":"Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05spbxe41","country_code":"CH","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Charles Werner","raw_affiliation_strings":["GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062513473","display_name":"Martin S\u00fcess","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-8266"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I44377176","display_name":"European Space Research and Technology Centre","ror":"https://ror.org/03h3jqn23","country_code":"NL","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2801994115","https://openalex.org/I44377176"]}],"countries":["NL"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Martin Suess","raw_affiliation_strings":["European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I44377176"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5049820694","display_name":"U. Wegm\u00fcller","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5566-8970"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210155440","display_name":"Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05spbxe41","country_code":"CH","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Urs Wegmuller","raw_affiliation_strings":["GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062774484","display_name":"Othmar Frey","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-6087"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210155440","display_name":"Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05spbxe41","country_code":"CH","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Othmar Frey","raw_affiliation_strings":["GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023981441","display_name":"Andreas Wiesmann","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-2887"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210155440","display_name":"Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05spbxe41","country_code":"CH","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Andreas Wiesmann","raw_affiliation_strings":["GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, G\u00fcmligen, Switzerland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210155440"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.6036,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":15,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.81272375,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"5","issue":null,"first_page":"8339","last_page":"8342"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11312","display_name":"Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11312","display_name":"Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10644","display_name":"Cryospheric studies and observations","score":0.998199999332428,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1902","display_name":"Atmospheric Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11234","display_name":"Precipitation Measurement and Analysis","score":0.9829999804496765,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1902","display_name":"Atmospheric Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/remote-sensing","display_name":"Remote sensing","score":0.7856731414794922},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scatterometer","display_name":"Scatterometer","score":0.6688567996025085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/microwave-imaging","display_name":"Microwave imaging","score":0.5059134364128113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/polarimetry","display_name":"Polarimetry","score":0.47560936212539673},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interferometry","display_name":"Interferometry","score":0.4747472405433655},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/calibration","display_name":"Calibration","score":0.451998233795166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/clutter","display_name":"Clutter","score":0.44814205169677734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wideband","display_name":"Wideband","score":0.4432836174964905},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/environmental-science","display_name":"Environmental science","score":0.3742123246192932},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radar","display_name":"Radar","score":0.36330050230026245},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.33759307861328125},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/optics","display_name":"Optics","score":0.3348625600337982},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/geology","display_name":"Geology","score":0.3163016438484192},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/microwave","display_name":"Microwave","score":0.3058732748031616},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/physics","display_name":"Physics","score":0.25761187076568604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.17650160193443298}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62649853","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199687","display_name":"Remote sensing","level":1,"score":0.7856731414794922},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776212561","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q905295","display_name":"Scatterometer","level":3,"score":0.6688567996025085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779885931","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17010029","display_name":"Microwave imaging","level":3,"score":0.5059134364128113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28493345","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899381","display_name":"Polarimetry","level":3,"score":0.47560936212539673},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166689943","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q850283","display_name":"Interferometry","level":2,"score":0.4747472405433655},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165838908","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q736777","display_name":"Calibration","level":2,"score":0.451998233795166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C132094186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641585","display_name":"Clutter","level":3,"score":0.44814205169677734},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780202535","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4524457","display_name":"Wideband","level":2,"score":0.4432836174964905},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.3742123246192932},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C554190296","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47528","display_name":"Radar","level":2,"score":0.36330050230026245},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.33759307861328125},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.3348625600337982},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127313418","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069","display_name":"Geology","level":0,"score":0.3163016438484192},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44838205","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127995","display_name":"Microwave","level":2,"score":0.3058732748031616},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.25761187076568604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.17650160193443298},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191486275","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210028","display_name":"Scattering","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.2019.8900459","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":4,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2900848046","https://openalex.org/W2988167735","https://openalex.org/W6770006176","https://openalex.org/W7074125958"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W1589762804","https://openalex.org/W2546488237","https://openalex.org/W3000499464","https://openalex.org/W2068845235","https://openalex.org/W2130674020","https://openalex.org/W2093748878","https://openalex.org/W2333771223","https://openalex.org/W2585691118","https://openalex.org/W2097761609","https://openalex.org/W2120056845"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"WBSCAT":[0,41,102],"is":[1,23,42,103],"a":[2,45,106],"new":[3],"terrestrial":[4],"1-40":[5],"GHz":[6],"polarimetric":[7],"scatterometer.":[8],"This":[9],"instrument,":[10],"built":[11],"for":[12,32,71,116],"the":[13,28,65],"European":[14],"Space":[15],"Agency,":[16],"with":[17,52],"additional":[18,113],"support":[19],"from":[20,105],"ETH":[21],"WSL,":[22],"currently":[24],"an":[25],"element":[26],"of":[27,36,73,81],"ESA":[29],"SnowLab":[30],"project":[31],"continuous":[33],"microwave":[34],"measurements":[35,80],"snowpack":[37],"in":[38],"Davos-Laret":[39],"Switzerland.":[40],"based":[43],"on":[44],"compact":[46],"Vector":[47],"Network":[48],"Analyzer":[49],"(VNA),":[50],"combined":[51],"calibration":[53],"standards":[54],"and":[55,67,79,90,97],"low-noise":[56],"amplifiers":[57],"to":[58,93],"increase":[59,94],"sensitivity.":[60],"A":[61],"pan/tilt":[62],"positioner":[63,110],"provides":[64,112],"angular":[66,88],"spatial":[68,114],"diversity":[69,89,115],"required":[70],"measurement":[72],"radar":[74],"cross-section,":[75],"3D":[76,118],"tomographic":[77,119],"imaging,":[78],"interferometric":[82],"coherence.":[83],"The":[84],"instrument":[85],"can":[86],"apply":[87],"aperture":[91],"synthesis":[92],"radiometric":[95],"accuracy":[96],"suppress":[98],"clutter.":[99],"In":[100],"Davos-Laret,":[101],"suspended":[104],"2.2-meter":[107],"linear":[108],"rail":[109],"that":[111],"high-resolution":[117],"imaging.":[120]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":13}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}