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TI The Benefits of the Ka-Band as Evidenced from the SARAL/AltiKa Altimetric Mission: Scientific Applications
BT 
AF VERRON, Jacques
   BONNEFOND, Pascal
   AOUF, Lofti
   BIROL, Florence
   BHOWMICK, Suchandra A.
   CALMANT, Stephane
   CONCHY, Taina
   CRETAUX, Jean-Francois
   DIBARBOURE, Gerald
   DUBEY, A. K.
   FAUGERE, Yannice
   GUERREIRO, Kevin
   GUPTA, P. K.
   HAMON, Mathieu
   JEBRI, Fatma
   KUMAR, Raj
   MORROW, Rosemary
   PASCUAL, Ananda
   PUJOL, Marie-Isabelle
   REMY, Elisabeth
   REMY, Frederique
   SMITH, Walter H. F.
   TOURNADRE, Jean
   VERGARA, Oscar
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C1 CNRS, IGE, F-38041 Grenoble, France.
   UPMC Univ Paris 06, PSL Res Univ, Sorbonne Univ, SYRTE,Observ Paris,CNRS,LNE, F-75014 Paris, France.
   Meteo France, F-31057 Toulouse, France.
   LEGOS, F-31400 Toulouse, France.
   Space Applicat Ctr ISRO, Ahmadabad 380015, Gujarat, India.
   Univ Estado Amazonas, BR-69020 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
   CNES, F-31400 Toulouse, France.
   CLS, F-31520 Ramonville St Agne, France.
   Mercator Ocean, F-31520 Ramonville St Agne, France.
   Inst Mediterrani Estudis Avancats IMEDEA CSIC UIB, Esporles 07190, Illes Balears, Spain.
   NOAA, Lab Satellite Altimetry, College Pk, MD 20740 USA.
   LOPS, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   UNIV PARIS 06, FRANCE
   CNRM (METEO FRANCE), FRANCE
   LEGOS, FRANCE
   SPACE APPLICAT CTR ISRO, INDIA
   UNIV ESTADO AMAZONAS, BRAZIL
   CNES, FRANCE
   CLS, FRANCE
   MERCATOR OCEAN, FRANCE
   IMEDEA, SPAIN
   NOAA, USA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-ODE-LOPS-SIAM
UM LOPS
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 4.118
TC 38
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/69623.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;altimetry;Ka-band;oceanography;hydrology;ice;geodesy
AB The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. The mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. SARAL/AltiKa proved also to be a great opportunity for inland waters applications, for observing ice sheet or icebergs, as well as for geodetic investigations. The mission ended its nominal phase after three years in orbit and began a new phase (drifting orbit) in July 2016. The objective of this paper is to highlight some of the most remarkable achievements of the SARAL/AltiKa mission in terms of scientific applications. Compared to the standard Ku-band altimetry measurements, the Ka-band provides substantial improvements in terms of spatial resolution and data accuracy. We show here that this leads to remarkable advances in terms of observation of the mesoscale and coastal ocean, waves, river water levels, ice sheets, icebergs, fine scale bathymetry features as well as for the many related applications. 
PY 2018
PD FEB
SO Remote Sensing
SN 2072-4292
PU Mdpi
VL 10
IS 2
UT 000427542100010
DI 10.3390/rs10020163
ID 71248
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