Cryosat 2

CryoSat-2's SAR Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) uses the phase difference between returning radar waves from pulses its sends out to accurately measure height variations at the edges of ice sheets.

CryoSat-2's SAR Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) uses the phase difference between returning radar waves from pulses its sends out to accurately measure height variations at the edges of ice sheets.

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  • Successful launch for ESA’s CryoSat-2 ice mission.
  • CryoSat-2 seen from underneath.
  • Side view of CryoSat-2
  • CryoSat-2 Flight Control Team members during simulation training 16 December 2009.
  • CryoSat-2 in the solar simulation chamber.
  • CryoSat-2's SAR Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) uses the phase difference between returning radar waves from pulses its sends out to accurately measure height variations at the edges of ice sheets.
  • CryoSat-2's 'roof'.
  • IPF President Alain Hubert takes snow depth measurements on the Arctic pack ice during his 2007 Arctic Arc expedition. These measurements, along with others, are being used to calibrate the data Cryosat-2 collects.
  • UK scientists work on CryoSat-2 validation.
  • Installing a corner reflector.
  • Ground truthing camapigns are important for calibrating the data obtained by satellites.

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