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- Mertikas S., C. Donlon, C. Mavrocordatos, I.N. Tziavos, D. Galanakis, G. Vergos, O.B. Andersen, A. Tripolitsiotis, X. Frantzis, M. Lin, F. Qiao, (2016). Gavdos/West Crete Cal-Val site: Over a decade calibrations for Jason series, SARAL/AltiKa, CryoSat-2, Sentinel-3 and HY-2 altimeter satellites, Proceedings of ESA Living Planer Symposium 2016, Praque, Czech Republic, 9-13 May 2016.
- Garcia-Mondejar A., M. Fornari, S. Mertikas, J. Bouffard, M. Roca, (2016). Cryosat-2, SIRAL Calibration with transponder, Proceedings of ESA Living Planer Symposium 2016, Praque, Czech Republic, 9-13 May 2016.
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Frm4alt International Review Workshop
“International Review Workshop On Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications"
23-26 April 2018,
Chania, Crete, Greece.
Transponder calibration
Transponder calibration at the CDN1 ESA Altimeter Calibration Site:
- CryoSat-2 on 5-Feb-2018 18:41:47 UTC (Previous Cal/Val 5-Jan-2018 at 8:04:26 UTC),
- Tandem mission of Jason-2 and Jason-3, March-October 2016,
- Jason-3 continuously every 10 days after its launch,
- Sentinel-3A every 27 days at 20:00:12 UTC continuously after its launch.
FRM4ALT Presentations
SeRAC: Sentinel-3 Radar Altimeter Calibration Site in Crete
FRM4ALT is continued in the Sentinel-3 Radar Altimeter Calibration in Crete (SeRAC) activity with Operational Support, now in place. The objective of this SeRAC project is to ensure the routine operations and maintenance of the CDN1 transponder Cal/Val site for Sentinel-3A but also for Sentinel-3B Commissioning and Routine Operational Phase. The transponder Cal/Val operations shall be further supported by the sea-surface Cal/val sites established at the Permanent Facility for Altimetry Calibration in west Crete, Greece.
url: www.serac-crete.eu
