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Preferred term

SRAL  

Type

  • sosa:Sensor

Definition

  • SRAL is a redundant dual-frequency (C-band + Ku-band) nadir-looking altimeter instrument, and the core instrument of the topographic payload. The overall objectives are to provide altimetric data (basic measurements of surface heights, sea wave heights and sea wind speed) relative to a precise reference frame.

Entry terms

  • Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter

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https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Instrument/SRAL

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