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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.
SAR Altimetry Workshop
The "New era of altimetry, new challenges" event that embrace the SAR Altimetry Workshop, the 2016 Ocean Surface Topography Science team (OSTST) meeting, and the International DORIS Service Workshop (IDS) will be held in La Rochelle, France on 31 October to 4 November 2016. Visit the event's website for more details.
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
