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| URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/0E1D5842-64C3-41DF-9B9A-2DD9FD81B679 | - |
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162642 | - |
| Identifier | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2642 | - |
| Language | en | - |
| Extent | 39 pages | en |
| Extent | 17,41 megabytes | en |
| Title | The ESA permanent facility for altimetry calibration: monitoring performance of radar altimeters for Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B and Jason-3 using transponder and sea-surface calibrations with FRM standards | en |
| Creator | Mertikas Stylianos | en |
| Creator | Μερτικας Στυλιανος | el |
| Creator | Tripolitsiotis Achilleas | en |
| Creator | Τριπολιτσιωτης Αχιλλεας | el |
| Creator | Donlon Craig | en |
| Creator | Mavrocordatos Constantin | en |
| Creator | Féménias Pierre | en |
| Creator | Borde Franck | en |
| Creator | Frantzis Xenofon | en |
| Creator | Φραντζης Ξενοφων | el |
| Creator | Kokolakis Konstantinos | en |
| Creator | Κοκολακης Κωνσταντινος | el |
| Creator | Guinle Thierry | en |
| Creator | Vergos, Georgios S | en |
| Creator | Tziavos, Ilias N | en |
| Creator | Cullen Robert | en |
| Publisher | MDPI | en |
| Content Summary | This work presents the latest calibration results for the Copernicus Sentinel-3A and -3B and the Jason-3 radar altimeters as determined by the Permanent Facility for Altimetry Calibration (PFAC) in west Crete, Greece. Radar altimeters are used to provide operational measurements for sea surface height, significant wave height and wind speed over oceans. To maintain Fiducial Reference Measurement (FRM) status, the stability and quality of altimetry products need to be continuously monitored throughout the operational phase of each altimeter. External and independent calibration and validation facilities provide an objective assessment of the altimeter’s performance by comparing satellite observations with ground-truth and in-situ measurements and infrastructures. Three independent methods are employed in the PFAC: Range calibration using a transponder, sea-surface calibration relying upon sea-surface Cal/Val sites, and crossover analysis. Procedures to determine FRM uncertainties for Cal/Val results have been demonstrated for each calibration. Biases for Sentinel-3A Passes No. 14, 278 and 335, Sentinel-3B Passes No. 14, 71 and 335, as well as for Jason-3 Passes No. 18 and No. 109 are given. Diverse calibration results by various techniques, infrastructure and settings are presented. Finally, upgrades to the PFAC in support of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 ‘Michael Freilich’, due to launch in November 2020, are summarized. | en |
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
| Type of Item | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| Date of Item | 2021-06-18 | - |
| Date of Publication | 2020 | - |
| Subject | Satellite altimetry | en |
| Subject | Copernicus Sentinel-3 | en |
| Subject | Calibration | en |
| Subject | Fiducial reference measurements | en |
| Subject | Transponder | en |
| Subject | Sea surface | en |
| Subject | Uncertainty analysis | en |
| Subject | Crete | en |
| Bibliographic Citation | S. Mertikas, A. Tripolitsiotis, C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, P. Féménias, F. Borde, X. Frantzis, C. Kokolakis, T. Guinle, G. Vergos, I. Tziavos, and R. Cullen, “The ESA permanent facility for altimetry calibration: monitoring performance of radar altimeters for Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B and Jason-3 using transponder and sea-surface calibrations with FRM standards,” Remote Sens., vol. 12, no. 16, Aug. 2020. doi: 10.3390/rs12162642 | en |
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