ALT

Radar Altimeter

Satellite

HY-2A

Status

Close to launch - To be utilised in the period 2011 to ~ 2016

Mission

Ocean topography, significant wave height, wind speed on sea surface

Instrument type

Radar altimeter - Two frequencies (5.25 and 13.58 GHz)

Scanning technique

Nadir-only viewing, continuous sampling along track

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 1 month for 30 km average spacing, or in 10 days for 100 km average spacing

Resolution

16 km IFOV

Resources

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