Validation of Jason and Envisat altimeter dual frequency rain flags

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 153-169

  Tournadre, Jean ^a  

^a Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

Altimeters; Dual frequency; Envisat; Jason; Rain flag; TOPEX

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ENVISAT-1; GEODESY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 3543028043     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490465616     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Benveniste, J., M. Roca, G. Levrini, P. Vincent, S. Baker, O. Zanife, C. Zelli, and O. Bombaci. 2001. The Radar Altimetry mission: RA-2, MWR, DORIS and LRR. ESA Bulletin 106:67-76.
2. Elfouhaily, T., D. Vandemark, J. Gourrion, and B. Chapron. 1998. Estimation of wind stress using dual-frequency TOPEX data. J. Geophys. Res. 103:25101-25108.
3. ENVISAT RA2/MWR Products Handbook. 2002. J. Benveniste (ed.). PO-TN-ESR6RA-0050. Frascati, Italy: European Space Agency, ESRIN.
4. Guymer, T. H., G. D. Quartly, and M. A. Srokosz. 1995. The effect of rain on ERS-1 altimeter data. J. Atoms. Oceanic. Technol. 12:1229-1247.
5. Ménard, Y., and L. Fu. 2001. Jason-1 Mission. Aviso Newsletter 8, Aviso Altimetry Ed.
6. Quartly, Graham D. 1998. Determination of oceanic rain rate and rain cell structure from altimeter waveform data. Part I: Theory. J. Atmos. Oceanic. Technol. 15:1361-1378.
7. Quartly, G. D., T. H. Guymer, and M. A. Srokosz. 1996. The effects of rain on TOPEX radar altimeter data. J. Atmos. Oceanic. Tech., 13:1209-1229.
8. Resti, A. J. Benveniste, M. Roca, G. Levrini, and J. Johannessen. 1999. The Envisat Radar Altimeter system (RA-2). ESA Bulletin 98:94-101.
9. Ruf, C., S. J. Keihm, and M. A. Janssen. 1995. TOPEX/Poseidon Microwave Radiometer (TMR): I Instrument description and antenna temperature calibration. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing. 33:125-137.
10. SSALTO. 1999. Algorithm definition accuracy and specification, Volume 2, ' CMA altimeter level 1B processing. SMM-ST-M2-EA-11003-CN. Toulouse, France: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale.
11. Tournadre, Jean. 1998. Determination of rain cell characteristics from the analysis of TOPEX altimeter echo waveforms. J. Atoms. Oceanic. Technol. 15:387-406.
12. Tournadre, J., and J. C. Morland. 1997. The effect of rain on TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data: A new rain flag based on Ku and C band backscatter coefficients. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 35:1117-1135.
13. Tournadre, J., and G. Quartly. 2003. Validation of Envisat RA2 rain flag, Tech. Report IFREMER, DRO-OS 03-01, Ifremer, BP 70 29280. Plouzane, France.
14. Tournadre, J., G. Quartly, and M. Srokosz. 2000. Analysis of the effect of ram on the Envisat altimeter: Definition of a rain flag. Proc. ERS/ENVISAT SYMPOSIUM 2000, 16-20 October 2000. Göteborg, Sweden. ESA-SP-461.
15. Ulaby, F. T., R. K. Moore, and A. K. Fung. 1981. Microwave remote sensing: Active and passive, vol. 1. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley.