• DocumentCode
    2662880
  • Title

    SRAL SAR radar altimeter for sentinel-3 mission

  • Author

    Roy, Y. Le ; Deschaux-Beaume, M. ; Mavrocordatos, C. ; Aguirre, M. ; Hélière, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Alenia Space, Toulouse
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    23-28 July 2007
  • Firstpage
    219
  • Lastpage
    222
  • Abstract
    The SRAL SAR radar altimeter is the core instrument of the topography mission carried on board the Sentinel-3 satellite which is planned to be launched in 2012. A detailed overview of this instrument is given in this paper in terms of architecture, functions, modes and performances.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; radar altimetry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; topography (Earth); SAR; SRAL SAR radar altimeter; Sentinel-3 satellite; topography mission; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ice; Instruments; Oceans; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Surfaces; Synthetic aperture radar; SAR; SRAL; Sentinel-3; altimeter; radar; topography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Barcelona
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1211-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1212-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422769
  • Filename
    4422769