Measurements and Applications
Includes BlackJack Global Positioning System (Turbo Rogue Space Receiver) and High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (aka K-band Ranging System) for Inter-satellite ranging system estimates for global models of the mean and time variable Earth gravity field.
Full Name
GRACE instrument
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Gravity instruments 
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Satellite-to-satellite ranging system
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GeoTIFF, ASCII and netCDF
Resolution
400 km horizontal, N/A vertical
Accuracy
1 cm equivalent water
Waveband
Microwave: 24 GHz and 32 GHz
GRACE - Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (2002 - 2017) |
GRACE-II - Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment II (2030 - 2033) |