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OAS insttype Detail for Poseidon-3B
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| Term: | Poseidon-3B |
| Description: | Poseidon-3B altimeter |
| Definition: | The Poseidon-3B, supplied by CNES, is the [Jason-3] mission's main instrument, derived from the altimeters on Jason-1 and then Jason-2. It allows to measure the range (the distance from the satellite to the Earth's surface), wave height and wind speed.It This new altimeter implements a mixed mode allowing on-board automatic transitions between the Diode/DEM mode and the acquisition/tracking mode with respect to the satellite position. Indeed, Jason-2 uses the two altimeter modes, the "autonomous tracking" and the Diode/DEM modes, to improve measurements over coastal areas, inland waters and ice. But these modes have the disadvantage to be exclusive. https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/missions/current-missions/jason-3/instruments.html |
| Context: | satellite altimetry |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2019-11-29 13:51:16+00 |
| Editdate: | 2019-11-29 13:51:16+00 |