CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ALT (SeaSat)
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Full Name
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Radar Altimeter
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Radar altimeters 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Radar altimeter
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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Ocean topography, significant wave height, wind speed on sea surface
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Resolution Summary
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12 km IFOV
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Swath Summary
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Global coverage in 1 month for 30 km average spacing, or in 10 days for 100 km average spacing
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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13.5 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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