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The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) spacecraft OceanSat-2 is envisaged to provide service continuity for the operational users of OCM (Ocean Color Monitor) data as well as to enhance the application potential in other areas. OceanSat-2 will play an important role in forecasting the onset of the monsoon and its subsequent advancement over the Indian subcontinent and over South-East Asia. - The OceanSat-2 mission was approved by the Government of India on July 16, 2005.
Coverage of applications: - Sea-state forecast: waves, circulation and ocean MLD (Mixed Layer Depth) - Monsoon and cyclone forecast - medium and extended range - Observation of Antarctic sea ice - Fisheries and primary production estimation - Detection and monitoring of phytoplankton blooms - Study of sediment dynamics
Instruments: OCM (Ocean Color Monitor) OSCAT (OceanSat Scatterometer) ROSA (Radio Occultation Sounder of the Atmosphere)
Study surface winds and ocean surface strata, observation of chlorophyll concentrations, monitoring of phytoplankton blooms, study of atmospheric aerosols and suspended sediments in the water