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@prefix ns0: <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms#> .

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  skos:prefLabel "M - O"@en ;
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  skos:narrower <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/164e9df9-569a-496b-9146-b47ffce516e0> .

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  skos:broader <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a31c2828-9b6d-44e9-b6ad-7ae81030f322> ;
  skos:prefLabel "OSTM/JASON-2"@en ;
  skos:inScheme <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/projects> ;
  skos:definition """The JASON-2 project is a response to the international demand for programmes to study and observe oceans and the climate, through a worldwide ocean observation system. It is a continuation to the TOPEX/POSEIDON and JASON-1 altimetry missions developed by CNES and NASA. Altimetry,  i.e. the precise measurement of ocean surface topography, has indeed become since 1992 (launch  of TOPEX/POSEIDON) an essential tool for the study of oceans on a global scale.

JASON-2 is part of cooperation between CNES, EUMETSAT, NASA and NOAA. Space and 
ground segments of the Jason-2 mission strongly inherit from the JASON-1 mission.

Onboard the JASON-2 satellite, which uses a PROTEUS platform, the payload is composed 
of a Poseidon-3 radar altimeter supplied by CNES, an Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR) 
supplied by NASA/JPL, and a triple system for precise orbit determination: the DORIS instrument
 (CNES), GPS receiver and a Laser Retroflector Array (LRA) (NASA). Three further onboard 
instruments (T2L2, LPT, CARMEN-2) will also be included. 

In order to ensure continuity and optimal inter-calibration of observations over the long term, 
JASON-2 will fly the same orbit as JASON-1 and TOPEX/POSEIDON. Moreover, data processing 
will be integrated into the CNES ground segment "SALP" (altimetry and precise positioning 
system), which already operates the altimetry missions TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1, 
ENVISAT, GFO, whose data is distributed on the AVISO website."""@en ;
  a skos:Concept .