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Before reading the Technical Guide, users are advised to read the Sentinel-3 Altimetry User Guide for a high level description of the available instrument modes and products.

Table of contents

• 1 Products and Algorithms
  • 1.0   Product Formatting
  • 1.1   Level-0 Algorithms and Products
  • 1.1.1     CAL Products
  • 1.1.2     Science Products
  • 1.1.3     Datation and Geolocation
  • 1.2    Level-1 Products and Algorithms
  • 1.2.1     Level-1 Algorithms
  • 1.2.2     Level-1 LRM Processing Chain
  • 1.2.3     Level-1 PLRM Processing Chain
  • 1.2.4     Level-1 SAR_Ku Processing Chain
  • 1.2.5     Level-1 Products
  • 1.2.6     ECHO_LRM
  • 1.2.7     ECHO_PLRM
  • 1.2.8     Level-1A ECHO_SAR_Ku
  • 1.2.9     Level-1B-S ECHO_SAR_Ku
  • 1.2.10   Level-1B ECHO_SAR_Ku
  • 1.2.11   Level-1 Calibration Products
  • 1.2.12   Level-1 ADFs


• 2 Instrument
  • 2.1   SRAL Instrument
  • 2.2   MWR Instrument
  • 2.3   DORIS Instrument
  • 2.4   GNSS Instrument
  • 2.5   LRR Instrument


• 3 Calibration and Validation
  • 3.1   Calibration
  • 3.2   Validation


• 4 Appendices
  • 4.1   Glossary
  • 4.2   References