CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Altimeter
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA
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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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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Radar altimeter
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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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Obtains precise altimeter height measurements over world's oceans.
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Resolution Summary
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Along track 15 km
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Swath Summary
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15 km
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Accuracy Summary
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SST height 4 cm
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Waveband Summary
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13.6 GHz and 5.3 GHZ
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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