CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Altimeter (OCEANSAT-3)
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Full Name
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Ku-band Altimeter
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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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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TBD
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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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Very Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Mainly sea state applications including SWH, Geoid etc., establishment of global databases.
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Resolution Summary
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1 km
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Swath Summary
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1500 m
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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1306 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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