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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
Radar Altimeter
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NSOAS
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CAST
Maturity
Instrument Type
Radar altimeters
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Radar altimeter
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Global ocean topography, sea level and gravity field measurements.
Resolution Summary
16 km
Swath Summary
16 km
Accuracy Summary
< 4 cm
Waveband Summary
13.58 GHz and 5.25 GHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Ocean topography/currents
Sea level
Ocean dynamic topography
Ocean wave height and spectrum
Significant wave height
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Sea Level
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Record ID: 11157
Record ID: 11156
Record ID: 11155
Mono-mission along-track Corrected Sea S...
Sea State
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search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
HY-2A - Ocean dynamics satellite A (2011 - 2022)
HY-2B - Ocean dynamics satellite B (2018 - 2023)
HY-2C - Ocean dynamics satellite C (2020 - 2025)
HY-2D - Ocean dynamics satellite D (2021 - 2026)
HY-2E - Ocean dynamics satellite E (2023 - 2028)
HY-2H - Ocean dynamics satellite H (2023 - 2028)
HY-2F - Ocean dynamics satellite F (2024 - 2029)
HY-2G - Ocean dynamics satellite G (2025 - 2030)
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