The Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku product contains all L1A tracking measurements in SAR mode, at 20 Hz rate and for Ku band.
The main parameters of Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku product are:
Parameter name | Description | Units |
time_l1a_echo_sar_ku | UTC time seconds elapsed since January 1st 2000 00:00:00 | seconds |
roll_sat_pointing_l1a_echo_sar_ku pitch_sat_pointing_l1a_echo_sar_ku yaw_sat_pointing_l1a_echo_sar_ku |
Satellite orientation | 1.00e-04 degrees |
lat_l1a_echo_sar_ku | Latitude | 1.00e-06 degrees North |
lon_l1a_echo_sar_ku | Longitude | 1.00e-06 degrees East |
surf_type_l1a_echo_sar_ku | Altimeter surface type | 0b: open_ocean_or_semi-enclosed_seas 1b: enclosed_seas_or_lakes 2b: continental_ice 3b: land |
range_ku_l1a_echo_sar_ku | Tracker range (Ku band) corrected for USO frequency drift, internal path delay and Doppler corrections. | 1.00e-04 meters (unit) 700,000 meters (offset to be added) |
sig0_cal_ku_l1a_echo_sar_ku | Scaling factor (Ku band) for sigma0 evaluation corrected for AGC instrumental errors and internal calibration | 1.00e-02 dB |
i_meas_ku_l1a_echo_sar_ku q_meas_ku_l1a_echo_sar_ku |
I and Q echo waveforms (Ku band) | count (unit) |
For further information about Level-1 ECHO_SAR_Ku product parameters:
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Time parameters
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Location parameters
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Orientation parameters
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Instrument status
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Surface Type
Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Tracker range