CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- RA-2
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Full Name
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Radar Altimeter - 2
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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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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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures wind speed, significant wave height, sea surface elevation, ice profile, land and ice topography, and sea ice boundaries.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Altitude: better than 4.5 cm, Wave height: better than 5% or 0.25 m
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 13.575 GHz (Ku-Band) and 3.2 GHz (S-Band)
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz) |
| S-Band (4 - 2 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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