Example Image generated using ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Ocean Product (OPR)

The image above is an example of one of the uses to which ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Ocean Product data has been put.

This particular image shows global Mean Sea Surface (MSS), corresponding to the permanent sea level relative to a reference ellipsoid, as measured by satellite altimetry.

The image was generated and kindly provided by CLS.

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Keywords: ESA European Space Agency - Agence spatiale europeenne, observation de la terre, earth observation, satellite remote sensing, teledetection, geophysique, altimetrie, radar, chimique atmospherique, geophysics, altimetry, radar, atmospheric chemistry