Title :
The CryoSat space segment: definition, design and predicted performance
Author :
Rostan, F. ; Mallow, U.
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. & Sci., Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Abstract :
CryoSat is the first of the ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity Missions. It will allow an accurate determination of the marine and land ice mass fluxes at a global scale. This paper gives a brief overview on the CryoSat space segment, which is currently under development by an industrial consortium with Astrium as prime contractor.
Keywords :
glaciology; hydrological equipment; hydrological techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Astrium; CryoSat; InSAR; SAR; SIRAL; definition; design; equipment; glaciology; global scale; hydrology; ice sheet; instrument; interferometric SAR; land ice; land ice mass fluxes; measurement technique; ocean; performance; radar remote sensing; sea ice; space segment; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Aerospace industry; Earth; Fluctuations; Ice; Instruments; Optical interferometry; Pulse modulation; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1027098
