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ERS-1/2 Radar Altimeter Waveform Products

Entry ID: ERS.ALT.WAP

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Summary

Abstract: Global product giving values at regular intervals
along the satellite track of surface range, satellite
altitude, windspeed and significant wave height at nadir,
and the altimeter waveform data. Processed using the
precise orbit and giving full geophysical corrections. It
includes both data over ocean, ice and land.

Product characteristics:

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Data frequency: 20 Hz (~ 350 m) along-track
Product volume per month: ~ 15 Gbytes
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Product delivery: 42 orbits in sequence.

To order data please see
http://earth.esa.int/helpandmail/help_order.html

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: See the 'Altimeter Waveform Product Compact User Guide' in
the Radar Altimeter Document Library

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 82.0

S: -82.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-07-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED

OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1

ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2

Instrument

RA > ERS Radar Altimeter

Ancillary Keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

ESA

Data Center

Earthnet Online, European Space Agency

Data Center URL: http://earth.esa.int
Dataset ID: ALT.WAP

Data Center Personnel
Name: EARTH OBSERVATION HELP DESK Phone: +39 06 94180777 Fax: +39 06 94180292 Email: eohelp at esa.int Contact Address: ESA/ESRIN Via G. Galilei City: Frascati Postal Code: 00044 Country: Italy