A COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ICE AND OCEAN TRACKING MODES OF THE ERS-1 RADAR ALTIMETER OVER NONOCEAN SURFACES

Authors
SCOTT RF BAKER SG BIRKETT CM CUDLIP W LAXON SW MANTRIPP DR MANSLEY JA MORLEY JG RAPLEY CG RIDLEY JK STRAWBRIDGE F WINGHAM DJ
Citation
Rf. Scott et al., A COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ICE AND OCEAN TRACKING MODES OF THE ERS-1 RADAR ALTIMETER OVER NONOCEAN SURFACES, Geophysical research letters, 21(7), 1994, pp. 553-556
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
21
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
553 - 556
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1994)21:7<553:ACOTPO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The European Space Agency's ERS-1 radar altimeter is the first to incl ude separate operating modes to optimise performance over both ocean a nd non-ocean surfaces. As part of the ERS-1 commissioning activities, we have carried out a study of the tracking performance of this instru ment over non-ocean surfaces. Statistics for land ice, sea ice, arid l ands, and inland water are presented. Performance in both operating mo des is shown to be better than that of previous missions.