First quality assessment of the Cryosat-2 altimetric system over ocean

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1030-1045

  Labroue, S ^a   Boy, F ^b   Picot, N ^b   Urvoy, M ^a   Ablain, M ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Calibration validation; Cryosat 2; Ocean

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE WATERS;

ALTIMETRY; CALIBRATION/VALIDATION; CRYOSAT; MEAN SEA SURFACES; OCEAN; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL ANOMALY; STANDARD DEVIATION;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 84865465028     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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