CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Radar Altimeter
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NSOAS , CAST
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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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Other
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Global ocean topography, sea level and gravity field measurements.
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Resolution Summary
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16 km
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Swath Summary
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16 km
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Accuracy Summary
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< 4 cm
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Waveband Summary
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13.58 GHz and 5.25 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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