Jason continuity of services: continuing the Jason altimeter data records as Copernicus Sentinel-6

Jason continuity of services: continuing the Jason altimeter data records as Copernicus Sentinel-6

The Sentinel-6 mission is proposed as a multi-partner programme to continue the Jason satellite altimeter data services beyond the Jason-2 and Jason-3 missions. The Sentinel-6 mission programme consists of two identical satellites flying in sequence to prolong the climate data record of sea level ac...

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Published in:Ocean science Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 471 - 479
Main Authors: Scharroo, Remko, Bonekamp, Hans, Ponsard, Christelle, Parisot, François, von Engeln, Axel, Tahtadjiev, Milen, de Vriendt, Kristiaan, Montagner, François
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 01-04-2016
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Altimeters
Analysis
Climatic data
Flight
Meteorological satellites
Missions
Oceanography
Orbits
Radio occultation
Remote sensing
SAR (radar)
Satellite altimetry
Satellites
Sea level
Sea surface
Synthetic aperture radar
TOPEX
User services
Velocity
United States > US
Europe
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Summary:The Sentinel-6 mission is proposed as a multi-partner programme to continue the Jason satellite altimeter data services beyond the Jason-2 and Jason-3 missions. The Sentinel-6 mission programme consists of two identical satellites flying in sequence to prolong the climate data record of sea level accumulated by the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 missions from 2020 to beyond 2030. The Sentinel-6 mission intends to maintain these services in a fully operational manner. A key feature is the simultaneous pulse-limited and synthetic aperture radar processing allowing direct and continuous comparisons of the sea surface height measurements based on these processing methods and providing backward compatibility. The Sentinel-6 mission will also include radio occultation user services.
ISSN:1812-0792
1812-0784
1812-0792
DOI:10.5194/os-12-471-2016