The evolution of radar altimetry capability from monitoring of the ocean state to global coverage missions though ERS-1 and RA-2 instruments is presented. ERS-1 was launched on 17 Jul. 1991. RA-2 is scheduled for the First European Polar Mission in 1998. Although innovative in concept, RA-2 exploits many design features and some hardware units from the ERS-1 RA (Radar Altimeter), thus achieving improved performance over the oceans and measuring land topography.
Space Radar Altimetry Development from Ocean Monitoring to Land Topography
1992
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Natural Resource Surveys , Cartography , Ocean Sciences & Technology , Ers-1 (Esa satellite) , Radio altimeters , Remote sensing , Satellite altimetry , Satellite-borne instruments , Space based radar , Data acquisition , Data processing , Design analysis , European space programs , Landforms , Oceanography , Polar regions , Satellite imagery , Topography , Foreign technology
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