Altimeter (OCEANSAT-3) Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Mainly sea state applications including SWH, Geoid etc., establishment of global databases.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Ku-band Altimeter
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Radar altimeters
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Radar altimeter
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Very Constrained Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
1 km
Swath
1500 m
Accuracy
Waveband
1306 GHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

Instrument Measurements