Level-1B ECHO_SAR_Ku Product: Sigma0 Scaling Factor

Level-1B ECHO_SAR_Ku Product: Sigma0 scaling factor
PARAMETER Scaling factor for sigma0 evaluation
NETCDF NAME scale_factor_ku_l1b_echo_sar_ku
DESCRIPTION Scaling factor for backscatter coefficient (sigma0) evaluation corrected for instrumental effects. This scaling factor represents the backscatter coefficient for waveform amplitude equal to 1.
UNITS 10-2 dB
PARAMETERS RELATED The internal calibration on sigma0 parameter is:
  • sig0_cal_ku_l1b_echo_sar_ku
ALGORITHM DETAILED DESCRIPTION ALT_PHY_BAC_01
ALT_PHY_BAC_03
PARAMETER DETAILED DESCRIPTION Sentinel-3 Core PDGS Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) Implementation. Product Data Format Specification. SRAL/MWR Level 1 & 2 Instrument Products