Title :
CryoSat payload calibration and characterization
Author :
Rostan, F. ; Mallow, U. ; Riegger, S.
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. & Sci., EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Abstract :
The CryoSat Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission will allow an accurate determination of the marine and land ice mass fluxes at a global scale. This paper gives a brief overview on the CryoSat payload calibration. Special attention is given to the calibration of the interferometric baseline attitude, which is a novelty with respect to conventional radar altimeter calibration.
Keywords :
geophysical prospecting; ice; interferometry; radar altimetry; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; CryoSat Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission; CryoSat payload calibration; conventional radar altimeter calibration; interferometric baseline attitude calibration; marine/land ice mass flux; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ice thickness; Instruments; Laser radar; Payloads; Performance evaluation; Radar tracking; Thickness measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369117
