Measurements and Applications
Nadir viewing sounding radar for provision of real-time high precision sea surface topography, ocean circulation and wave height data.
Full Name
Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter)
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Radar altimeters 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Radar altimeter
Sampling
Sounding
Resolution
Typical: 5 - 11 km
Waveband
KU-Band (13.575 GHz)
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz) |
Topex-Poseidon - Topographic Experiment/Poseidon (1992 - 2006) |