TY - GEN
T1 - Improved oceanographic measurements fom SAR altimetry
T2 - Living Planet Symposium 2016
AU - Cotton, P. D.
AU - Andersen, O.
AU - Stenseng, L.
AU - Boy, F.
AU - Cancet, M.
AU - Cipollini, P.
AU - Gommenginger, C.
AU - Dinardo, S.
AU - Egido, A.
AU - Fernandes, M. J.
AU - Garcia, P. N.
AU - Moreau, T.
AU - Naeije, M.
AU - Scharroo, R.
AU - Lucas, B.
AU - Benveniste, J.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - The ESA CryoSat mission is the first space mission tocarry a radar altimeter that can operate in SyntheticAperture Radar (SAR) mode. Although the primeobjective of the CryoSat mission is dedicated tomonitoring land and marine ice, the SAR modecapability of the CryoSat SIRAL altimeter also presentssignificant potential benefits for ocean applicationsincluding improved range precision and finer alongtrack spatial resolution.The "Cryosat Plus for Oceans" (CP4O) project,supported by the ESA Support to Science Element(STSE) Programme and by CNES, was dedicated to theexploitation of Cryosat-2 data over the open and coastalocean. The general objectives of the CP4O project were:To build a sound scientific basis for new oceanographicapplications of Cryosat-2 data; to generate and evaluatenew methods and products that will enable the fullexploitation of the capabilities of the Cryosat-2 SIRALaltimeter, and to ensure that the scientific return of theCryosat-2 mission is maximised.This task was addressed within four specific themes:Open Ocean Altimetry; High Resolution Coastal ZoneAltimetry; High Resolution Polar Ocean Altimetry;High Resolution Sea-Floor Bathymetry, with furtherwork in developing improved geophysical corrections.The Cryosat Plus 4 Oceans (CP4O) consortium broughttogether a uniquely strong team of key European expertsto develop and validate new algorithms and products toenable users to fully exploit the novel capabilities of theCryosat-2 mission for observations over ocean. Theconsortium was led by SatOC (UK), and included CLS(France), Delft University of Technology (TheNetherlands), DTU Space (Denmark), isardSat (Spain),National Oceanography Centre (UK), Noveltis(France), Starlab (Spain) and the University of Porto(Portugal).This paper presents an overview of the major results andoutlines a proposed roadmap for the furtherdevelopment and exploitation of these results inoperational and scientific applications.
AB - The ESA CryoSat mission is the first space mission tocarry a radar altimeter that can operate in SyntheticAperture Radar (SAR) mode. Although the primeobjective of the CryoSat mission is dedicated tomonitoring land and marine ice, the SAR modecapability of the CryoSat SIRAL altimeter also presentssignificant potential benefits for ocean applicationsincluding improved range precision and finer alongtrack spatial resolution.The "Cryosat Plus for Oceans" (CP4O) project,supported by the ESA Support to Science Element(STSE) Programme and by CNES, was dedicated to theexploitation of Cryosat-2 data over the open and coastalocean. The general objectives of the CP4O project were:To build a sound scientific basis for new oceanographicapplications of Cryosat-2 data; to generate and evaluatenew methods and products that will enable the fullexploitation of the capabilities of the Cryosat-2 SIRALaltimeter, and to ensure that the scientific return of theCryosat-2 mission is maximised.This task was addressed within four specific themes:Open Ocean Altimetry; High Resolution Coastal ZoneAltimetry; High Resolution Polar Ocean Altimetry;High Resolution Sea-Floor Bathymetry, with furtherwork in developing improved geophysical corrections.The Cryosat Plus 4 Oceans (CP4O) consortium broughttogether a uniquely strong team of key European expertsto develop and validate new algorithms and products toenable users to fully exploit the novel capabilities of theCryosat-2 mission for observations over ocean. Theconsortium was led by SatOC (UK), and included CLS(France), Delft University of Technology (TheNetherlands), DTU Space (Denmark), isardSat (Spain),National Oceanography Centre (UK), Noveltis(France), Starlab (Spain) and the University of Porto(Portugal).This paper presents an overview of the major results andoutlines a proposed roadmap for the furtherdevelopment and exploitation of these results inoperational and scientific applications.
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M3 - Article in proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84988487486
T3 - European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
BT - Proceedings of Living Planet Symposium 2016
A2 - Ouwehand, L.
PB - European Space Agency
Y2 - 9 May 2016 through 13 May 2016
ER -