CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SRAL
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Full Name
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SAR Radar Altimeter
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Status
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Operational
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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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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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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Marine and land services.
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Resolution Summary
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300 m
[Best Resolution: 300m]
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Swath Summary
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Profiling
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Accuracy Summary
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3 cm in range (1 s average, 2 m SWH including atm. corrections)
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Waveband Summary
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Dual freq radar altimeter, Ku-band, C-band
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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