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Document - Publication - Paper
Uniqueness of the ERS Scatterometer for nowcasting and typhoon forecasting
Paper presented to IGARSS-2005: Uniqueness of the ERS Scatterometer for nowcasting and typhoon forecasting
News - Thematic area articles
Transforming space data into climate action
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
Document - Publication - Paper
Tracking of tropical cyclones with the ERS Scatterometer
Presented at IGARSS 1999: Tracking of tropical cyclones with the ERS Scatterometer
Document - Technical Note
The RA-2 On-Board Tracker and its Autonomous Adaptable Resolution
This technical note describes the complete functionality of the RA-2 on-board Tracker and how its Resolution Selection Logic (RSL) works. It gives a detailed analysis of the algorithm and its configuration parameters.
Document - Publication - Paper
THE ERS-2 SCATTEROMETER- INSTRUMENT AND DATA PERFORMANCES ASSESSMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MISSION
Scatterometer performances presented to ERS-ENVISAT Symposium Montreux 2007 (paper): ERS-2 Scatterometer - Instrument and data performances assessment since the beginning of the mission
Document - General Reference
The Envisat Radar Altimeter System (RA-2)
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 98 and givesdetails on RA-2 and on its role in the ENVISAT mission.
Document - Publication - Paper
The Advanced Scatterometer Processing System for ERS Data- Thirteen Years of Ocean Winds from Space
Document - Publication - Paper
Stability of Amazon Backscatter at C-band- ERS1-2 and RADARSAT-1
Stability of Amazon Backscatter at C-band: Spaceborne Results from ERS-1/2 and RADARSAT-1
Activity - Quality
SCIRoCCo
The SCIRoCCo project is an interdisciplinary cooperation of scatterometry experts aimed at promoting the continuing exploitation of ESA's unique 20 years' worth of ERS Scatterometer data.
Document - Publication - Paper
Scatterometer Ground Processing Review for Gyro-Less Operations
Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Sea Ice: Scatterometer Ground Processing Review for Gyro-Less Operations
Document - Technical Note
Scatterometer Algorithm Review - RMA Technical report
Review of old Scatterometer algorithm and design of new ESACA processor: Scatterometer Algorithm Review - RMA Technical report
Document - Technical Note
Scatterometer Algorithm Review
Scatterometer Algorithm Review: Technical Report no: RMA-SIC-011109
Document - Conference Presentation - Poster
Remaining-East-West-bias-explained.pdf
This presentation shows the results obtained from a scientific assessment on the use of GDR-D improved orbit standard and of the consequent improvement in the Sea Surface Height and Sea Level Anomaly Data of altimeter GDR data (A. Ollivier, OSTST 2011).
Document - Publication - Paper
RA-2-S-Band-anomaly-detection-and-waveforms-reconstruction.pdf
This paper describes the algorithm developed for the L1b processor that allows to set a flag identifying the data affected by the S-Band anomaly and reconstruct normal echo waveforms.
Document - Product Cal/Val Plan/Report
RA-2-In-Flight-Instrument-Calibration-and-Level-1b-Verification-Plan.pdf
This document describes the plan for the RA-2 In-flight Instrument Calibration and Level lb Verification procedures.