RA-2 radar altimeter: instrument EM model performance results

Author

Zelli, C. ; Provvedi, F. ; Buscaglione, F. ; Croci, R.

Author_Institution

Space Div., Alenia Aerospazio, Rome, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

18

Abstract

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Dornier to fly on ENVISAT-1 mission the Radar Altimeter RA-2 developed by Alenia Aerospazio. Aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the instrument performance derived from evaluation of the test results gathered during the instrument integration and characterization campaign carried out for the Engineering Model (EM)

Keywords

geodesy; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; topography (Earth); 13.575 GHz; 3.2 GHz; Alenia Aerospazio; Daimler-Benz Aerospace Dornier; ENVISAT-1; ESA; European Space Agency; RA-2; SHF; characterization campaign; engineering model; equipment; geodesy; geophysical measurement technique; instrument; land surface; ocean; performance; radar altimeter; radar remote sensing; sea surface; spaceborne radar; terrain mapping; topography; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Ice; Instruments; Oceans; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Space charge; Spaceborne radar; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615786

Filename

615786