A comparison of the performance of the ice and ocean tracking modes of the ERS‐1 radar altimeter over non‐ocean surfaces
The European Space Agency's ERS-1 radar altimeter is the first to include separate operating modes to optimise performance over both ocean and non-ocean surfaces. As part of the ERS-1 commissioning activities, we have carried out a study of the tracking performance of this instrument over non-o...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
1994
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Online Access: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154919/1/94GL00178.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154919/ |
Summary: | The European Space Agency's ERS-1 radar altimeter is the first to include separate operating modes to optimise performance over both ocean and non-ocean surfaces. As part of the ERS-1 commissioning activities, we have carried out a study of the tracking performance of this instrument over non-ocean surfaces. Statistics for land ice, sea ice, arid lands, and inland water are presented. Performance in both operating modes is shown to be better than that of previous missions. |
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