A combined passive–active microwave retrieval of ocean surface wind speed from SARAL-AltiKa microwave radar altimeter and radiometer
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DOI: 10.1007/s00703-018-0631-4
Abstract: SARAL (Satellite with Argos and AltiKa) is the first satellite radar altimetry mission to fly a Ka-band instrument (AltiKa), which has completed 5 years in orbit on 25th February 2018. Ka-band SARAL-AltiKa suffers larger signal attenuation… read more here.
Keywords: radar; speed; microwave; wind speed ... See more keywords
Monitoring the Algerian Basin through glider observations, satellite altimetry and numerical simulations along a SARAL/AltiKa track
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.11.006
Abstract: Abstract The Algerian Basin is a key component of the general circulation in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The presence of both fresh Atlantic water and more saline Mediterranean water gives the basin an intense inflow/outflow… read more here.
Keywords: glider observations; saral altika; algerian basin; numerical simulations ... See more keywords
Precipitation measurement from SARAL AltiKa and passive microwave radiometer observations
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2020.1797214
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study attempts to exploit ‘Satellite with Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (Argos) and Ka-band Altimeter (ALtiKa)’ (SARAL/AltiKa) and Passive Microwave Radiometer (PMR) measurements for the retrieval of precipitation and rain rate (R… read more here.
Keywords: passive microwave; microwave radiometer; altika passive; saral altika ... See more keywords
Estimation of Sea Ice Thickness from SARAL/AltiKa in Drifting Orbit Phase
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DOI: 10.1080/01490419.2020.1732507
Abstract: Abstract Intra and inter-annual variations in the sea ice thickness are highly sensitive indicators of climatic variations undergoing in the earth’s atmosphere and oceans. This paper describes the method of estimating sea ice thickness using… read more here.
Keywords: ice thickness; saral altika; ice; sea ice ... See more keywords