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KU-BAND RADAR  

Definition

  • The Ku-band Radar is a wideband radar altimeter that operates over the frequency range from 13 to 17 GHz. The primary purpose of this radar is high precision surface elevation measurements over polar ice sheets. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: KU-BAND RADAR Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Active Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Altimeters Instrument_Subtype: Radar Altimeters Short_Name: KU-BAND RADAR Long_Name: Ku-band Radar Altimeter End_Group Creation_Date: 2013-12-20 End_Group (en)

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Change note

  • 2013-12-20 07:07:10.0 [aaleman] Insert Concept add broader relation (KU-BANK RADAR [38b69d95-81c3-4f6f-b3a6-0766fc2bc199,106061] - Radar Altimeters [92ddaaca-40b2-4936-bc1a-28cc5743e8b8,75081]);
  • 2013-12-20 07:07:52.0 [aaleman] added new keyword update PrefLabel (KU-BAND RADAR); insert Definition (id: null text: The Ku-band Radar is a wideband radar altimeter that operates over the frequency range from 13 to 17 GHz. The primary purpose of this radar is high precision surface elevation measurements over polar ice sheets. language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: Ku-band Radar Altimeter language code: en);
  • 2015-05-12 13:26:16.0 [saritz] Changed Nimbus to mixed case. update AltLabel (Ku-Band Radar Altimeter);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/38b69d95-81c3-4f6f-b3a6-0766fc2bc199

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