Altimetry in NTC - Sentinel-3 - Africa

Abstract:
Altimetry product containing standard 1-Hz and 20-Hz Ku and C bands parameters (LRM/SAR) and waveforms over land taken from the Synthetic-Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL) instrument. Area of Interest is limited to the African continent. These products have a Non-Time Critical (NTC) timeliness and they are available in less than 30 days. Sentinel-3 is part of a series of Sentinel satellites, under the umbrella of the EU Copernicus programme.

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General

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dateStamp	2021-01-12
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Contact

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contactInfo	address: email: S3support@copernicus.esa.int

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