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Frm4alt International Review Workshop

“International Review Workshop On Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications"

23-26 April 2018,
Chania, Crete, Greece.

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Transponder calibration

Transponder calibration at the CDN1 ESA Altimeter Calibration Site:

  • CryoSat-2 on 5-Feb-2018 18:41:47 UTC (Previous Cal/Val 5-Jan-2018 at 8:04:26 UTC),
  • Tandem mission of Jason-2 and Jason-3, March-October 2016,
  • Jason-3 continuously every 10 days after its launch,
  • Sentinel-3A every 27 days at 20:00:12 UTC continuously after its launch.

 

  1. Lei Yang, Xinghua Zhou, S. P. Mertikas, Lin Zhuc, Long Yang, Ning Lei, "First Calibration Results of Jason‐2 and SARAL/AltiKa Satellite Altimeters from the Qianli Yan Permanent Cal/Val Facilities, China", Advances in Space Research, doi:101016/j.asr.2017.02.044.
  2. Mertikas, S.P., C. Donlon, P. Féménias, C. Mavrocordatos, I.N. Tziavos, , D. Galanakis, F. Boy, J-D. Desjonqueres, G. Vergos, O-B. Andersen, A. Tripolitsiotis, X. Frantzis, H. Peng, "Absolute altimeter calibrations using the Gavdos/West Crete Cal-Val site", Sentinel-3 Validation Team Workshop, 15-17 Feb 2017, Frascati, Rome, Italy [Presentation].
  3. Mertikas, S.P., C. Donlon,. C. Mavrocordatos, I.N. Tziavos, J-D. Desjonqueres, D. Galanakis, G. Vergos, O-B. Andersen, A. Tripolitsiotis, N. Picot, X. Frantzis, H. Peng, "Gavdos/West Crete Cal-Val site: Over a decade calibrations for altimetry", Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2016, La Rochelle, France. [Abstract, Presentation]
  4. Mertikas, S.P., C. Donlon,. C. Mavrocordatos, P. Féménias, T. Parrinello, N. Picot, J-D. Desjonqueres, O-B. Andersen, "Fiducial Reference Measurements for satellite altimetry calibration in Crete, Greece", Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2016, La Rochelle, France. [Abstract, Poster].
  5. Desjonqueres, J-D., F. Boy, S. Legac, S. Mertikas, A. Guerin, J.L. Courriere, "Jason-2/3 Tandem Phase Transponder Calibrations", Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting, 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2016, La Rochelle, France. [Abstract, Presentation].
  6. Mertikas S. C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, P. Femenias , T. Parrinello, I. N. Tziavos, N. Picot , J.-D. Desjonqueres , O.-B. Andersen , "A Fiducial Reference Measurement Site for Establishing Absolute Heights for Satellite Altimetry in Crete, Greece", International Symposium of Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems, "GGHS-2016", Thessaloniki, Greece, 19-23 September 2016, [Abstract, Paper]
  7. Mertikas, S.P., C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, I.N. Tziavos, D. Galanakis, A. Tripolitsiotis, X. Frantzis, O-B. Andersen, "Calibration and Validation of SWOT oceanographic products using Gavdos & Crete Permanent Infrastructure", SWOT Science Team Meeting, 13-16 June 2016, California, USA. [Poster]
  8. Mertikas S.P, C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, B. Bojkov, P. Femenias, T. Parrinelo, N. Picot, J.D. Desjonqueres, O.B. Andersen, "A Fiducial Reference Site for Satellite Altimetry in Crete, Greece", ESA Living Planer Symposium, 9-13 May 2016, Praque, Czech Republic, [Abstract, Paper]
  9. Mertikas S., C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, I.N. Tziavos, D. Galanakis, G. Vergos, O.B. Andersen, A. Tripolitsiotis, X. Frantzis, M. Lin, F. Qiao, "Gavdos/West Crete Cal-Val site: Over a decade calibrations for Jason series, SARAL/AltiKa, CryoSat-2, Sentinel-3 and HY-2 altimeter satellites", ESA Living Planer Symposium 2016, Praque, Czech Republic, 9-13 May 2016.[Abstract, Paper]
  10. Garcia-Mondejar A., M. Fornari, S. Mertikas, J. Bouffard, M. Roca, "Cryosat-2, SIRAL Calibration with transponder", ESA Living Planer Symposium 2016, Praque, Czech Republic, 9-13 May 2016. [Abstract, Paper]

 

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SeRAC: Sentinel-3 Radar Altimeter Calibration Site in Crete

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FRM4ALT is continued in the Sentinel-3 Radar Altimeter Calibration in Crete (SeRAC) activity with Operational Support, now in place. The objective of this SeRAC project is to ensure the routine operations and maintenance of the CDN1 transponder Cal/Val site for Sentinel-3A but also for Sentinel-3B Commissioning and Routine Operational Phase. The transponder Cal/Val operations shall be further supported by the sea-surface Cal/val sites established at the Permanent Facility for Altimetry Calibration in west Crete, Greece.

url: www.serac-crete.eu

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