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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5eea934b37d94e70874c443e089fa78e 2023-05-15T16:41:00+02:00 The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications Jacques Verron Pascal Bonnefond Lofti Aouf Florence Birol Suchandra A. Bhowmick Stéphane Calmant Taina Conchy Jean-François Crétaux Gérald Dibarboure A. K. Dubey Yannice Faugère Kevin Guerreiro P. K. Gupta Mathieu Hamon Fatma Jebri Raj Kumar Rosemary Morrow Ananda Pascual Marie-Isabelle Pujol Elisabeth Rémy Frédérique Rémy Walter H. F. Smith Jean Tournadre Oscar Vergara 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10020163 https://doaj.org/article/5eea934b37d94e70874c443e089fa78e EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/2/163 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs10020163 https://doaj.org/article/5eea934b37d94e70874c443e089fa78e Remote Sensing, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 163 (2018) altimetry Ka-band oceanography hydrology ice geodesy Science Q article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10020163 2022-12-31T04:02:01Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Remote Sensing 10 2 163 |
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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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Jacques Verron Pascal Bonnefond Lofti Aouf Florence Birol Suchandra A. Bhowmick Stéphane Calmant Taina Conchy Jean-François Crétaux Gérald Dibarboure A. K. Dubey Yannice Faugère Kevin Guerreiro P. K. Gupta Mathieu Hamon Fatma Jebri Raj Kumar Rosemary Morrow Ananda Pascual Marie-Isabelle Pujol Elisabeth Rémy Frédérique Rémy Walter H. F. Smith Jean Tournadre Oscar Vergara |
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Jacques Verron Pascal Bonnefond Lofti Aouf Florence Birol Suchandra A. Bhowmick Stéphane Calmant Taina Conchy Jean-François Crétaux Gérald Dibarboure A. K. Dubey Yannice Faugère Kevin Guerreiro P. K. Gupta Mathieu Hamon Fatma Jebri Raj Kumar Rosemary Morrow Ananda Pascual Marie-Isabelle Pujol Elisabeth Rémy Frédérique Rémy Walter H. F. Smith Jean Tournadre Oscar Vergara |
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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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