AltiKa: a Ka-band Altimetry Payload and System for Operational Altimetry during the GMES Period

AltiKa: a Ka-band Altimetry Payload and System for Operational Altimetry during the GMES Period

This paper describes the Ka-band altimetry payload and system that has beenstudied for several years by CNES, ALCATEL SPACE and some science laboratories.Altimetry is one of the major elements of the ocean observing system to be madesustainable through the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of S...

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Main Authors: Jacques Verron, Eric Thouvenot, Laurent Rey, Laurent Phalippou, Eric Caubetq, Nathalie Steunou, Patrick Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2006-03-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
altimeter
radiometer
ocean mesoscale circulation
Ka-band.
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/6/3/208/

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