CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SAOOH
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Full Name
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Swath Altimeter for Oceanography and Operational Hydrology
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA , COM
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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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Side-looking
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Instrument Technology
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Sampling
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Sounding
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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On Sentinel-3 A&B tracks
[Max Swath: 120 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Sea level: 3.2 cm, Significant wave height: 0.15 m
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave Ka-band (35GHz)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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