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- Objective/Purpose:
The GEOS-3 Radar Altimeter is a precision satellite radar developed primarily to measure ocean surface topography and sea state.
Summary of Parameters:
Sea Surface Height
Significant Wave Height
Ocean Wind Speed
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: GEOS-3 ALTIMETER
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Active Remote Sensing
Instrument_Type: Altimeters
Instrument_Subtype: Radar Altimeters
Short_Name: GEOS-3 ALTIMETER
Long_Name: GEOS-3 ALTIMETER
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: GEOS-3
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: RADIO
Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 13.9 GHz
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Online_Resource: ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/geos3/L2/docs/geos3_gdr.html#4.
Sample_Image: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/content/Geos_NASA_Auto1.jpeg
Creation_Date: 2013-05-16
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Start_Date: 1975-04-14
Instrument_Stop_Date: 1978-12-02
Instrument_Owner: NASA
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