RA
The Radar Altimeter is a Ku-band (13.8 GHz) nadir-pointing active microwave sensor designed to measure the time return echoes from ocean and ice surfaces. Functioning in one of two operational modes (ocean or ice) the Radar Altimeter provides information on significant wave height; surface wind speed; sea surface elevation, which relates to ocean currents, the surface geoid and tides; and various parameters over sea ice and ice sheets.
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- Atmospheric Thematic Data Product [MWR_TDPATM] (0) (child)
- Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry [ALT_FDR___] (0) (child)
- Fundamental Data Records for Radiometry [MWR_FDR___] (0) (child)
- Inland Waters Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_IW] (0) (child)
- Land Ice Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_LI] (0) (child)
- Ocean Waves Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_WA] (0) (child)
- Ocean and Coastal Topography Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_OC] (0) (child)
- Sea Ice Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_SI] (0) (child)