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MISSIONS
Explore the European Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite missions. Learn all about ESA's dedicated Earth Explorers or collaborations with other agencies through the Third Party Missions programme.
Mission - Heritage Missions
ASAR Processor Releases
August 2009 5.03L03 9 October 2009 5.04 17 September 2010 6.00 16 December 2011 6.02 30 April 2012 6.03 3 July 2015 (current
Mission - Heritage Missions
RA (ERS)
the RA provided information on significant wave height; surface wind speed; sea surface elevation, which relates to ocean currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 1
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions
Mission - Heritage Missions
ASAR Products Information
Higher level products (Level 2) can then be derived from L1 products; however, this is currently only done with Wave mode
Mission - Heritage Missions
RA (ERS) Overview
demanding constraints and had the following major objectives: Precise altitude (ocean surface elevation for the study of ocean currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
MERIS Applications
altimeters, have a remarkable sensitivity to the roughness and height of the ocean surface, enabling the detection of ocean currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
RA (ERS) Products Information
data showed a clear improvement in terms of accuracy over the tandem periods between ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat missions (currently
Mission - Heritage Missions
Envisat Objectives
x x Turbidity x Wave Characteristics x x Near Surface Wind x x Current
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ERS Radar Course 2
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 3
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Overview
global scale, the two ERS satellites expanded our understanding of the interaction between the oceans and atmosphere, ocean currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
MERIS Overview
Spatial and temporal models of the biosphere are currently being developed to study the mechanics of such complex systems