ALTIKA3: a high-resolution ocean topography mission

Author

Vincent, P. ; Thouvenot, E. ; Steunou, N. ; Verron, J. ; Bahurel, P. ; Le Provost, C. ; Le Traon, P.Y. ; Caubet, E. ; Phalippou, L.

Author_Institution

CNES, Toulouse, France

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

24-28 June 2002

Firstpage

1352

Abstract

The paper presents the current status of the AltiKa3 mission and performance analysis. It mainly focuses on satellite and instrumental studies as phase B of the payload is currently going on. Apart from the combined altimeter and radiometer, this payload also consists of a DORIS plus LRA (Laser Retroreflector Array) orbitography system that will ensure a high level of accuracy in terms of orbitography and that will ease the connection of historical altimetry series within a common well surveyed geodetic reference frame. Feasibility of accommodating such a payload aboard a microsatellite platform has been shown and will be shortly introduced in the paper.

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 24 to 37 GHz; ALTIKA3; AltiKa3; EHF; K-band; Ka-band; Laser Retroreflector Array; equipment; high resolution; instrument; mesocale variability; microwave radiometer; ocean; orbitography; performance analysis; radar altimetry; radar remote sensing; radiometer; satellite remote sensing; sea surface height; sea surface topography; spaceborne radar; Aerospace industry; Altimetry; Instruments; Oceans; Payloads; Radar antennas; Radiometry; Satellite broadcasting; Spatial resolution; Surfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026113

Filename

1026113