Publication Date:
2019-08-27
Description:
A preliminary design of a space-based decimeter accuracy ranging instrument is described along with the ranging subsystem, the pointing subsystem, and attitude reference. The measurement capabilities including ranging accuracy, the signal-to-noise ratio for water, ice, and solid Earth, footprint size, and atmospheric effects are defined and the overall system with its advantages and disadvantages are summarized.
Keywords:
COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR
Type:
AGARD Terrain Profiles and Contours in Electromagnetic Wave Propagation; 11 p
Format:
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