Title :
Overview of future evolution of spaceborne altimetry missions, techniques and technologies
Author :
Richard, Jacques ; Enjolras, Vivien ; Phalippou, Laurent ; Le Roy, Yves
Author_Institution :
Bus. Unit Obs. Syst. & Radars, Thales Alenia Space, Toulouse, France
fDate :
Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009
Abstract :
Operational oceanography is of high importance for scientific, commercial, security and defence applications. This paper addresses the main required improvements for next space altimetry systems and gives an overview of advanced concepts that aim at giving satisfaction to these challenging objectives.
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; radar altimetry; Wide Swath Ocean Altimeter; oceanography; spaceborne altimetry missions; spaceborne altimetry techniques; spaceborne altimetry technologies; Altimetry; Instruments; Ocean temperature; Sampling methods; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4747-3
