The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission
<p>The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) mission is one of six high-priority candidate missions (HPCMs) under consideration by the European Commission to enlarge the Copernicus Space Component. Together, the high-priority candidate missions fill gaps in the measureme...
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M. Kern R. Cullen B. Berruti J. Bouffard T. Casal M. R. Drinkwater A. Gabriele A. Lecuyot M. Ludwig R. Midthassel I. Navas Traver T. Parrinello G. Ressler E. Andersson C. Martin-Puig O. Andersen A. Bartsch S. Farrell S. Fleury S. Gascoin A. Guillot A. Humbert E. Rinne A. Shepherd M. R. van den Broeke J. Yackel The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission The Cryosphere |
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M. Kern R. Cullen B. Berruti J. Bouffard T. Casal M. R. Drinkwater A. Gabriele A. Lecuyot M. Ludwig R. Midthassel I. Navas Traver T. Parrinello G. Ressler E. Andersson C. Martin-Puig O. Andersen A. Bartsch S. Farrell S. Fleury S. Gascoin A. Guillot A. Humbert E. Rinne A. Shepherd M. R. van den Broeke J. Yackel |
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The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission |
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The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission |
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The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission |
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The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission |
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The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate mission |
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copernicus polar ice and snow topography altimeter (cristal) high-priority candidate mission |
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The Cryosphere |
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1994-0416 1994-0424 |
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<p>The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) mission is one of
six high-priority candidate missions (HPCMs) under consideration by the European
Commission to enlarge the Copernicus Space Component. Together, the
high-priority candidate missions fill gaps in the measurement capability of
the existing Copernicus Space Component to address emerging and urgent user
requirements in relation to monitoring anthropogenic <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> emissions,
polar environments, and land surfaces. The ambition is to enlarge the
Copernicus Space Component with the high-priority candidate missions in the
mid-2020s to provide enhanced continuity of services in synergy with the
next generation of the existing Copernicus Sentinel missions. CRISTAL will
carry a dual-frequency synthetic-aperture radar altimeter as its primary
payload for measuring surface height and a passive microwave radiometer to
support atmospheric corrections and surface-type classification. The
altimeter will have interferometric capabilities at Ku-band for improved
ground resolution and a second (non-interferometric) Ka-band frequency to
provide information on snow layer properties. This paper outlines the user
consultations that have supported expansion of the Copernicus Space
Component to include the high-priority candidate missions, describes the
primary and secondary objectives of the CRISTAL mission, identifies the key
contributions the CRISTAL mission will make, and presents a concept – as far
as it is already defined – for the mission payload.</p> |
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doaj-1392715baf194e4f9fd86f801f4347b62020-11-25T02:54:40ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe Cryosphere1994-04161994-04242020-07-01142235225110.5194/tc-14-2235-2020The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) high-priority candidate missionM. Kern0R. Cullen1B. Berruti2J. Bouffard3T. Casal4M. R. Drinkwater5A. Gabriele6A. Lecuyot7M. Ludwig8R. Midthassel9I. Navas Traver10T. Parrinello11G. Ressler12E. Andersson13C. Martin-Puig14O. Andersen15A. Bartsch16S. Farrell17S. Fleury18S. Gascoin19A. Guillot20A. Humbert21E. Rinne22A. Shepherd23M. R. van den Broeke24J. Yackel25European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN), Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, ItalyEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN), Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, ItalyEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the NetherlandsEuropean Commission, BREY 09/154, 1049 Brussels, BelgiumEUMETSAT, Eumetsat Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt, GermanyDTU Space, Elektrovej 28, 2800 Lyngby, Denmarkb.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, AustriaUniversity of Maryland, 5825 University Research Court, 20740 College Park, MD, USACTOH/LEGOS/CNRS, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceCESBIO, Université de Toulouse, CNRS/CNES/IRD/UPS, 31400 Toulouse, FranceCNES, 18 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceAlfred-Wegner-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Alten Hafen 26, 2758 Bremerhaven, GermanyFinnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, FinlandCentre for Polar Observation and Modelling, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UKUtrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, the NetherlandsUniversity of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Earth Sciences 356 Calgary, Alberta, Canada<p>The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) mission is one of six high-priority candidate missions (HPCMs) under consideration by the European Commission to enlarge the Copernicus Space Component. Together, the high-priority candidate missions fill gaps in the measurement capability of the existing Copernicus Space Component to address emerging and urgent user requirements in relation to monitoring anthropogenic <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> emissions, polar environments, and land surfaces. The ambition is to enlarge the Copernicus Space Component with the high-priority candidate missions in the mid-2020s to provide enhanced continuity of services in synergy with the next generation of the existing Copernicus Sentinel missions. CRISTAL will carry a dual-frequency synthetic-aperture radar altimeter as its primary payload for measuring surface height and a passive microwave radiometer to support atmospheric corrections and surface-type classification. The altimeter will have interferometric capabilities at Ku-band for improved ground resolution and a second (non-interferometric) Ka-band frequency to provide information on snow layer properties. This paper outlines the user consultations that have supported expansion of the Copernicus Space Component to include the high-priority candidate missions, describes the primary and secondary objectives of the CRISTAL mission, identifies the key contributions the CRISTAL mission will make, and presents a concept – as far as it is already defined – for the mission payload.</p>https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/2235/2020/tc-14-2235-2020.pdf |