The Sentinel-3 Cal/Val results as of processing of September 2020 and published in Mertikas et al., (2020) [https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162642] are:
Transponder (range bias) Cal/Val results:
Sentinel-3A
Sentinel-3B
Sea-surface Cal/Val Results:
Sentinel-3A: Gavdos Cal/Val site, Ascending Pass
Sentinel-3A: Gavdos Cal/Val site, Descending Pass
Sentinel-3A: CRS1 Cal/Val Site, Descending Pass
Sentinel-3B: RDK1 Cal/Val Site, Ascending Pass
Sentinel-3B: CRS1 Cal/Val Site, Ascending Pass
Updated results are ready to be published in a new scientific paper coming soon.
The latest transponder responses as captured by the European satellite altimeters overflying the CDN1 Cal/Val site (Crete) are:
CryoSat-2 Satellite Altimeter
Transponder responses for the CryoSat-2 mission (special Cal/Val testing), 17-Sept-2021 calibration at the CDN1 Cal/Val site. |
Sentinel-3A Satellite Altimeter
Transponder responses for the Sentinel-3A mission, 21-Nov-2021 calibration at the CDN1 Cal/Val site. |
Sentinel-3B Satellite Altimeter
Transponder responses for the Sentinel-3B mission, 27-Nov-2021 calibration at the CDN1 Cal/Val site. |