NDLI: The First ESA Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS)--The Programme and the System

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Duchossois, G. Honvault, C.
Copyright Year	1981
Description	Author affiliation: European Space Agency, France (Duchossois, G.)
Abstract	The European Space Agency is preparing the development of the first ESA Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS) System. This first mission is oriented towards ice and ocean monitoring and the main mission objectives are of both scientific and economic nature: (i) to increase the scientific understanding of coastal zones and ocean processes; and (ii) to develop and promote economic applications related to a better knowledge of ocean parameters and sea state conditions. The payload of ERS-1 is composed of : (i) an Active Microwave Instrumentation (AMI) combining the functions of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), a Wave Scatterometer and a Wind Scatterometer, primarily for the measurement of wind fields and wave spectra and for all-weather imaging; (ii) a Radar Altimeter (RA), primarily for the measurement of significant wave heights; and (iii) an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), primarily for the measurement of sea surface temperature and ocean colour. The above payload will be assembled with an existing platform which is being developed in the framework of the French Remote Sensing Programme and will be launched by ARIANE 2 (or 3) in 1987 on a sunsynchronous orbit at 675 km.
Starting Page	1014
Ending Page	1018
File Size	419739
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151522
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1981-09-16
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Remote sensing Satellites Remote monitoring Oceans Sea measurements Synthetic aperture radar Radar measurements Spaceborne radar Microwave measurements Extraterrestrial measurements
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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