Jason continuity of services: continuing the Jason altimeter data records as  Copernicus Sentinel-6

R. Scharroo; H. Bonekamp; C. Ponsard; F. Parisot; A. von Engeln; M. Tahtadjiev; K. de Vriendt; F. Montagner

doi:10.5194/os-12-471-2016

Ocean Science (Apr 2016)

Jason continuity of services: continuing the Jason altimeter data records as Copernicus Sentinel-6

R. Scharroo,
H. Bonekamp,
C. Ponsard,
F. Parisot,
A. von Engeln,
M. Tahtadjiev,
K. de Vriendt,
F. Montagner

Affiliations

R. Scharroo: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
H. Bonekamp: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
C. Ponsard: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
F. Parisot: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
A. von Engeln: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
M. Tahtadjiev: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
K. de Vriendt: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
F. Montagner: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-471-2016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 471 – 479

Abstract

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The Sentinel-6 mission is proposed as a multi-partner programme to continue the Jason satellite altimeter data services beyond the Jason-2 and Jason-3 missions. The Sentinel-6 mission programme consists of two identical satellites flying in sequence to prolong the climate data record of sea level accumulated by the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 missions from 2020 to beyond 2030. The Sentinel-6 mission intends to maintain these services in a fully operational manner. A key feature is the simultaneous pulse-limited and synthetic aperture radar processing allowing direct and continuous comparisons of the sea surface height measurements based on these processing methods and providing backward compatibility. The Sentinel-6 mission will also include radio occultation user services.

Published in Ocean Science

ISSN: 1812-0784 (Print); 1812-0792 (Online)
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: http://www.ocean-science.net/index.html

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