Table 14. Flight plan parameters for the PSR-A instrument aboard the NASA P-3B aircraft.
 

Frequency (GHz)	10.7	18.7	21.5	37	89
Wavelength (cm)	2.80	1.60	1.39	0.81	0.34
Beamwidth (degrees)	8.00	8.00	8.00	2.30	2.30
Incidence Angle (degrees)	55
Altitude (m AGL)	1524
Ground Speed (knots)	190
Line Length (km)	35
Number of Grid Lines	12
Line Spacing (km)	2.5
Distance to Spot (km)	2.66
Scan Period (sec)	5.00
Sampling Period (msec)	18
Along-scan spot size (km)	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.11	0.11
Across-scan spot size (km)	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.19	0.19
Geometric spot size (km)	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.11	0.11
Sampling along-scan (2.5=>Nyquist)	6.17	6.17	6.17	1.77	1.77
Sampling across-scan (2.5=>Nyquist)	1.34	1.34	1.34	0.38	0.38
Swath Width (km)	4.35
Swath Overlap (km)	1.85
Total Grid Width (km)	31.85
Estimated Grid Time (including turns) (min)	96.70