Scott, RF;
Baker, SG;
Birkett, CM;
Cudlip, W;
Laxon, SW;
Mantripp, DR;
Mansley, JA;
... Wingham, DJ; + view all
(1994)
A comparison of the performance of the ice and ocean tracking modes of the ERS‐1 radar altimeter over non‐ocean surfaces.
Geophysical Research Letters
, 21
(7)
553 - 556.
10.1029/94GL00178.
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Abstract
The European Space Agency's ERS-1 radar altimeter is the first to include separate operating modes to optimise performance over both ocean and non-ocean surfaces. As part of the ERS-1 commissioning activities, we have carried out a study of the tracking performance of this instrument over non-ocean surfaces. Statistics for land ice, sea ice, arid lands, and inland water are presented. Performance in both operating modes is shown to be better than that of previous missions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A comparison of the performance of the ice and ocean tracking modes of the ERS‐1 radar altimeter over non‐ocean surfaces |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1029/94GL00178 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/94GL00178 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright 1994 by the American Geophysical Union |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/154919 |
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