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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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
Document - Product Cal/Val Plan/Report
Passive Calibration of the Backscattering Coefficient of the Envisat RA-2
Passive Calibration of Backscattering Coefficient of Envisat RA-2: final report
Document - Publication - Paper
OPERATIONAL-CORRECTION-FOR-THE-RA2-SIDE-A-USO-ANOMALY.pdf
This paper presents the method implemented to correct the anomalous data as well as the assessment of the quality and performance of the corrected data through two different analyses.
Event - Conference
Living Planet Symposium 2022
Learn about the 2022 edition of ESA's Living Planet Symposium.
Document - Technical Note
Level-1B-and-Level-2-processing-upgrades.pdf
This document contains user information relative to the operational implementation of the RA2/MWR Level 1b IPF version up to v6.04 and Level 2 processor CMA v9.3 used to generate Altimetry Data Set 2.1.
News - Spotlight on EO community
Introducing Mirko Albani
In this short introduction, ESA's Heritage Missions Programme Manager describes what he likes most about ESA's long term archive of satellite mission data and his role in the programme.
News - Spotlight on EO community
Interviewing Mirko Albani
ESA’s Heritage Space Programme Manager describes the goals of the programme, some of the challenges involved in preserving and improving 40 years of historical Earth observation data, and his passion for curating this long-term archive.
Document - Conference Presentation - Poster
Improving-the-long-term-stability-of-the-GDR-orbit-solutions.pdf
This presentation shows the results and the benefits of using new GDR-D orbit standards for ENVISAT mission. (L. Cerri et al., OSTST 2011).
Tools - Apps
Heritage Missions app for iOS
Download the Heritage Missions application to discover what the missions were about, how it worked and what the elements of the space and ground segment that make these missions unique.
Tools - Apps
Heritage Missions app for Android
Download the Heritage Missions application to discover what the missions were about, how it worked and what the elements of the space and ground segment that make these missions unique.
Mission - Earth Explorers
GOCE
ESA's Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents circulating within the depths of its oceans.