@article{fdi:010072664,
  title = {{T}he benefits of the {K}a-band as evidenced from the {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a altimetric mission : scientific applications},
  author = {{V}erron, {J}. and {B}onnefond, {P}. and {A}ouf, {L}. and {B}irol, {F}. and {B}howmick, {S}. {A}. and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane and {C}onchy, {T}. and {C}r{\'e}taux, {J}. {F}. and {D}ibarboure, {G}. and {D}ubey, {A}. {K}. and {F}augere, {Y}. and {G}uerreiro, {K}. and {G}upta, {P}. {K}. and {H}amon, {M}. and {J}ebri, {F}. and {K}umar, {R}. and {M}orrow, {R}. and {P}ascual, {A}. and {P}ujol, {M}. {I}. and {R}{\'e}my, {E}. and {R}{\'e}my, {F}. and {S}mith, {W}. {H}. {F}. and {T}ournadre, {J}. and {V}ergara, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {I}ndia-{F}rance {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a mission is the first {K}a-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. {T}he mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a proved also to be a great opportunity for inland waters applications, for observing ice sheet or icebergs, as well as for geodetic investigations. {T}he mission ended its nominal phase after three years in orbit and began a new phase (drifting orbit) in {J}uly 2016. {T}he objective of this paper is to highlight some of the most remarkable achievements of the {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a mission in terms of scientific applications. {C}ompared to the standard {K}u-band altimetry measurements, the {K}a-band provides substantial improvements in terms of spatial resolution and data accuracy. {W}e show here that this leads to remarkable advances in terms of observation of the mesoscale and coastal ocean, waves, river water levels, ice sheets, icebergs, fine scale bathymetry features as well as for the many related applications.},
  keywords = {altimetry ; {K}a-band ; oceanography ; hydrology ; ice ; geodesy},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {art. 163 [32p.]},
  ISSN = {2072-4292},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.3390/rs10020163},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072664},
}