Title :
The Sentinel-3 mission and its topography element
Author :
Mavrocordatos, C. ; Berruti, B. ; Aguirre, M. ; Drinkwater, M.
Author_Institution :
ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk
Abstract :
In the frame of GMES Program, ESA is currently starting the implementation phase of Sentinel-3 mission, which is intended to provide sustained Ocean and Land observation data over a period of 15 to 20 years. The Topography element of this mission will serve primarily the marine operational users but will also allow the monitoring of sea ice and land ice, as well as inland water surfaces, using novel observation techniques. The launch date for this mission is currently foreseen mid 2012.
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; ice; remote sensing; topography (Earth); GMES Program; Sentinel-3 mission; inland water surface; land ice monitoring; land observation data; marine operational users; ocean observation data; sea ice monitoring; topography; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ice surface; Instruments; Land surface; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Optical surface waves; Satellites; Sea surface; Surface topography; GMES; Sentinel-3; ocean; radar altimeter; topography;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423607
