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TI AltiKa: a Ka-band altimetry payload and system for operational altimetry during the GMES period
BT 
AF VINCENT, Patrick
   STEUNOU, N
   CAUBET, E
   PHALIPPOU, L
   REY, L
   THOUVENOT, E
   VERRON, J
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:3;5:3;6:2;7:4;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;
C1 IFREMER, F-92138 Issy Les Moulineaux, France.
   Ctr Natl Etud Spatiales, F-31401 Toulouse 9, France.
   Alcatel Alenia Space, F-31037 Toulouse 1, France.
   LEGI, UMR 5519, F-38041 Grenoble 9, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   CNES, FRANCE
   ALCATEL ALENIA SPACE, FRANCE
   LEGI, FRANCE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 1.373
TC 57
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00284/39508/38003.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;altimeter;radiometer;ocean mesoscale circulation;Ka-band
AB This paper describes the Ka-band altimetry payload and system that has been studied for several years by CNES, ALCATEL SPACE and some science laboratories. Altimetry is one of the major elements of the ocean observing system to be made sustainable through the GEOSS ( Global Earth Observation System of Systems) and GMES ( Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security) programs. A short review of some mission objectives to be fulfilled in terms of mesoscale oceanography in the frame of the GEOSS and GMES programs is performed. To answer the corresponding requirements, the approach consisting in a constellation of nadir altimeter is discussed. A coupled Ka-band altimeter-radiometer payload is then described; technical items are detailed to explain how this payload shall meet the science and operational requirements, and expected performances are displayed. The current status of the payload development and flight perspectives are given.
PY 2006
PD MAR
SO Sensors
SN 1424-8220
PU Molecular Diversity Preservation International
VL 6
IS 3
UT 000237609200006
BP 208
EP 234
DI 10.3390/s6030208
ID 39508
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