Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku Surface Type
| PARAMETER | Surface type |
| NETCDF NAME | surf_type_l1a_echo_sar_ku |
| DESCRIPTION | The surface type is computed using the land/sea mask of the SENTINEL-3 mission. The latitude and longitude of the altimeter measurement are used to determine the nearest grid-point in the land/sea file. The surface type is set to the surface type reported for this nearest grid point. |
| UNITS | (0b): Open ocean or semi-enclosed seas (1b): enclosed seas or lakes (2b): continental ice (3b): land |
| PARAMETERS RELATED | |
| ALGORITHMS RELATED | GEN_ENV_SUR_01 |
| PARAMETER DETAILED DESCRIPTION | Sentinel-3 Core PDGS Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) Implementation. Product Data Format Specification. SRAL/MWR Level 1 & 2 Instrument Products |