CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GRACE-FO Instrument -
Full Name GRACE-FO Instrument Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Gravity instruments Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Satellite-to-satellite ranging system Sampling Other
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Includes Global Positioning System (TRiG-based) and High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (aka K-band Ranging System) for Inter-satellite ranging system estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field.
Resolution Summary 400 km horizontal, N/A vertical
Swath Summary N/A
Accuracy Summary 1 cm equivilant water
Waveband Summary Microwave: 24 GHz and 32 GHz
 
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