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Sentinel-3

MSSL produced products and Algorithms Definition for Level 2 non-ocean altimetry

Sentinel-3

16 February 2016

Sentinel-3 is primarily an ocean mission, however, the mission is also able to provide atmospheric and land applications. The mission provides data continuity for the ERS, Envisat and SPOT satellites.

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Sentinel-3 makes use of multiple sensing instruments to accomplish its objectives; SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer), OLCI (Ocean and Land Colour Instrument), SRAL (SAR Altimeter), DORIS, and MWR (Microwave Radiometer).

Software Provided:

  • Altimeter Level-2 Products and Algorithms
  • Language: C, IDL
  • Plaform/Operating system: Linux, Mac OSX