2013 campaign - L1 - Version 1

This data set contains radar observations of the ocean surface . The instrument is an airborne Ku-Band Doppler radar named "KuROS". This instrument was designed to measure the directional spectra of surface ocean waves , the ocean surface wind vector, and related parameters including the normalized radar cross-section profile with incidence. This data set is relative to the Level 1 product, which contains the radar wave form (intensity and phase) versus range (with 1.5m or 5 m resolution), the normalized radar cross-section versus incidence angle and ancillary data related to the geometry and localization of observations. The data cover two ranges of incidence angles (one between 5 and 20° from nadir and the other one around 40°) and all azimuth angles. Level 2 data will correspond to ocean wave spectra estimated from the observations collected between 5° and 20°. This data set is relative to the 2013 measurement campaign with 13 flights over the Mediterranean sea (Gulf of Lion) and 2 flights over the Iroise sea (near to the Atlantic coast of Brittany-France) in February and March 2013.