Strategic Study of CAE >> 2013, Volume 15, Issue 7
HY-2A radar altimeter design and in flight results
1. Key Laboratory of Microwave Remote Sensing, CAS, Beijing 100190, China;
2. National Space Science Center, CAS, Beijing 100190, China
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Abstract
HY-2A is the first satellite for oceanic dynamic environment measurement of China. As one of main payloads of HY-2A, HY-2A radar altimeter has obtained successive measurement data after the launch. The accuracy of HY-2A radar altimeter is better than 4 cm (at 20 m significant wave height) or 2 cm (at 4 m significant wave height), which is close to that of Jason-2 satellite altimeter. In this paper, the design and in flight preliminary results of HY-2A radar altimeter are introduced.
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