Concept information
Preferred term
ALTIKA Altimeter
Definition
- AltiKa, a Ka-band altimeter The altimeter named AltiKa onboard Saral uses a single frequency in Ka-band. It is the first oceanographic altimeter using such a high frequency. It is much less affected by the ionosphere than one operating at Ku-band, and has greater performance in terms of vertical resolution, time decorrelation of echoes, spatial resolution and range noise. But its main drawback is that Ka-band electromagnetic waves are sensitive to rain. (en)
Broader concept
- Radar Altimeters (en)
Change note
- 2016-08-25 10:35:37.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (ALTIKA Altimeter [2eb2b23d-b5eb-459b-b364-e18780900f96,277823] - Radar Altimeters [92ddaaca-40b2-4936-bc1a-28cc5743e8b8,259513]);
- 2016-08-25 10:40:04.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: AltiKa, a Ka-band altimeter The altimeter named AltiKa onboard Saral uses a single frequency in Ka-band. It is the first oceanographic altimeter using such a high frequency. It is much less affected by the ionosphere than one operating at Ku-band, and has greater performance in terms of vertical resolution, time decorrelation of echoes, spatial resolution and range noise. But its main drawback is that Ka-band electromagnetic waves are sensitive to rain. language code: en);
- 2021-08-04 17:00:46.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: ALTIKA Altimeter language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/2eb2b23d-b5eb-459b-b364-e18780900f96
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