Sentinel-3 Delay-Doppler altimetry over Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. McMillan, A. Muir, A. Shepherd, R. Escolà, M. Roca, J. Aublanc, P. Thibaut, M. Restano, A. Ambrozio, J. Benveniste
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; The Sentinel; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-709-2019; https://doaj.org/article/36374435fadb438abe10206134341847

The launch of Sentinel-3A in February 2016 represented the beginning of a new long-term series of operational satellite radar altimeters, which will provide Delay-Doppler altimetry measurements over ice sheets for decades to come. Given the potential benefits that these satellites can offer to a ran...