Poseidon-3 Radar Altimeter: New Modes and In-Flight Performances

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2010, Pages 53-79

  Desjonquères, J D ^a   Carayon, G ^a   Steunou, N ^a   Lambin, J ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

Author keywords

altimeter; altimetry; Jason 2; Poseidon 3; retracking; tracking; waveforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872300968     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2010.488970     Document Type: Article

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