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Following the recent launch of the ESA/EUMETSAT METOP-C satellite on 7th November 2018, this paper will provide the first results of the cross-calibration and validation activities performed during the commissioning phase of the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) instrument. The ASCAT-C Level 1 data have been compared with the data of the previous ASCAT instruments on board the METOP-A and METOP-B satellites, which have been launched in 2006 and 2012, respectively, and are both still fully operational. The comparison has been performed over the Amazon rainforest with the aim to also validate the measured backscattering values by using such natural and homogeneous target. |
