Calibration and Validation of Scatterometer Product of CFOSAT and HY-2 Series Satellites

China has launched five satellites scatterometers, namely, the Haiyang-2A scatterometer (HSCAT-A), Haiyang-2B scatterometer (HSCAT-B), China-French Satellite scatterometer (CSCAT), Haiyang-2C scatterometer (HSCAT-C) and Haiyang-2D scatterometer (HSCAT-D). This article aims to introduce calibration and validation methods for products of these Chinese scatterometers. Active transponders are used for post-launch absolute calibration, while the Numerical Weather Prediction Ocean Calibration (NOC) method is applied for post-launch relative calibration for the sigma0 observed in these Chinese scatterometers. As a complement to NOC, a natural terrestrial target of the Amazon rainforest is chosen as a calibration site. A long time-series analysis of sigma0 over the Amazon rainforest is also used to assess the temporal stability. To validate the winds from these Chinese scatterometers, the HSCAT-A/B/C and CSCAT winds are compared to in-situ buoy, ECMWF and ASCAT winds, respectively. The comparison results show that all these four Chinese scatterometers winds are comparable and meet the mission requirements, i.e., the error is less than 2 m/s or 10% in terms of the speed and 20° in terms of the direction. HSCAT-B and HSCAT-C perform better than HSCAT-A and show similar qualities to that of ASCAT-A.