CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- TOPEX
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Full Name
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TOPEX NASA 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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Instrument Technology
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Radar altimeter
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurement of global ocean surface topography.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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6 km
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Accuracy Summary
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2.4 cm
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 126 GHz and 5.3 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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