The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications
The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. The mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and opera...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:71248 2023-05-15T16:40:56+02:00 The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications Verron, Jacques Bonnefond, Pascal Aouf, Lofti Birol, Florence Bhowmick, Suchandra A. Calmant, Stephane Conchy, Taina Cretaux, Jean-francois Dibarboure, Gerald Dubey, A. K. Faugere, Yannice Guerreiro, Kevin Gupta, P. K. Hamon, Mathieu Jebri, Fatma Kumar, Raj Morrow, Rosemary Pascual, Ananda Pujol, Marie-isabelle Remy, Elisabeth Remy, Frederique Smith, Walter H. F. Tournadre, Jean Vergara, Oscar 2018-02 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/69623.pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10020163 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/ eng eng Mdpi https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/69623.pdf doi:10.3390/rs10020163 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Remote Sensing (2072-4292) (Mdpi), 2018-02 , Vol. 10 , N. 2 , P. 163 (32p.) altimetry Ka-band oceanography hydrology ice geodesy text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10020163 2021-09-23T20:34:17Z The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. The mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. SARAL/AltiKa proved also to be a great opportunity for inland waters applications, for observing ice sheet or icebergs, as well as for geodetic investigations. The mission ended its nominal phase after three years in orbit and began a new phase (drifting orbit) in July 2016. The objective of this paper is to highlight some of the most remarkable achievements of the SARAL/AltiKa mission in terms of scientific applications. Compared to the standard Ku-band altimetry measurements, the Ka-band provides substantial improvements in terms of spatial resolution and data accuracy. We show here that this leads to remarkable advances in terms of observation of the mesoscale and coastal ocean, waves, river water levels, ice sheets, icebergs, fine scale bathymetry features as well as for the many related applications. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Remote Sensing 10 2 163 |
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altimetry Ka-band oceanography hydrology ice geodesy Verron, Jacques Bonnefond, Pascal Aouf, Lofti Birol, Florence Bhowmick, Suchandra A. Calmant, Stephane Conchy, Taina Cretaux, Jean-francois Dibarboure, Gerald Dubey, A. K. Faugere, Yannice Guerreiro, Kevin Gupta, P. K. Hamon, Mathieu Jebri, Fatma Kumar, Raj Morrow, Rosemary Pascual, Ananda Pujol, Marie-isabelle Remy, Elisabeth Remy, Frederique Smith, Walter H. F. Tournadre, Jean Vergara, Oscar The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. The mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. SARAL/AltiKa proved also to be a great opportunity for inland waters applications, for observing ice sheet or icebergs, as well as for geodetic investigations. The mission ended its nominal phase after three years in orbit and began a new phase (drifting orbit) in July 2016. The objective of this paper is to highlight some of the most remarkable achievements of the SARAL/AltiKa mission in terms of scientific applications. Compared to the standard Ku-band altimetry measurements, the Ka-band provides substantial improvements in terms of spatial resolution and data accuracy. We show here that this leads to remarkable advances in terms of observation of the mesoscale and coastal ocean, waves, river water levels, ice sheets, icebergs, fine scale bathymetry features as well as for the many related applications. |
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Verron, Jacques Bonnefond, Pascal Aouf, Lofti Birol, Florence Bhowmick, Suchandra A. Calmant, Stephane Conchy, Taina Cretaux, Jean-francois Dibarboure, Gerald Dubey, A. K. Faugere, Yannice Guerreiro, Kevin Gupta, P. K. Hamon, Mathieu Jebri, Fatma Kumar, Raj Morrow, Rosemary Pascual, Ananda Pujol, Marie-isabelle Remy, Elisabeth Remy, Frederique Smith, Walter H. F. Tournadre, Jean Vergara, Oscar |
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Verron, Jacques Bonnefond, Pascal Aouf, Lofti Birol, Florence Bhowmick, Suchandra A. Calmant, Stephane Conchy, Taina Cretaux, Jean-francois Dibarboure, Gerald Dubey, A. K. Faugere, Yannice Guerreiro, Kevin Gupta, P. K. Hamon, Mathieu Jebri, Fatma Kumar, Raj Morrow, Rosemary Pascual, Ananda Pujol, Marie-isabelle Remy, Elisabeth Remy, Frederique Smith, Walter H. F. Tournadre, Jean Vergara, Oscar |
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The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications |
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benefits of the ka-band as evidenced from the saral/altika altimetric mission: scientific applications |
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