Reliability shapefile for slope corrected orthometric heights of Antarctica derived from ERS radar altimetry

• Other Authors: BROLSMA, HENK (hasPrincipalInvestigator), SMITH, DAVID T. (hasPrincipalInvestigator), SMITH, DAVID T. (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: elevation; TERRAIN ELEVATION; EARTH SCIENCE; LAND SURFACE; TOPOGRAPHY; ALTIMETRY; ANTARCTICA; DTM; ERS; RADAR; Radar Altimeters; ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1; ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2; CONTINENT > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/reliability-shapefile-slope-radar-altimetry/700928; https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5afe5091c8697; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ERS_REL_ANT; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Shapefile indicating areas of valid and invalid slope corrected orthometric heights derived from ERS Radar Altimetry. Refer to metadata record GRI_ORT_SLC_FIN for more information. ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and 2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields. ERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades. The ERS-1 mission ended on 10 March 2000 and ERS-2 was retired on 05 September 2011.