@article{fdi:010065331,
  title = {{A}bsolute calibration of {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a in {K}avaratti during its initial calibration-validation phase},
  author = {{B}abu, {K}. {N}. and {S}hukla, {A}. {K}. and {S}uchandra, {A}. {B}. and {K}umar, {S}vva and {B}onnefond, {P}. and {T}estut, {L}aurent and {M}ehra, {P}. and {L}aurain, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {K}avaratti calibration-validation site in {I}ndia at {L}akshadweep {S}ea has been improved to carry out absolute calibration of {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a altimeter. {T}his site is augmented with a down-looking radar gauge and a permanent {GPS} receiver. {T}he {K}avaratti {I}sland is located near a repeating ground track of {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a and approximate to 12km away from the point of closest measurement of {J}ason-2, {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a crossover point. {A}dditionally, the altimeter and radiometer footprints do not experience any land contamination. {T}his article aims at presenting the initial calibration-validation results over cycles 001-011 of {A}lti{K}a. {T}he absolute sea surface height bias has been found to be -48mm at {K}avaratti calibration site. {I}n this preliminary study the effect of environmental variables such as winds and pressure are not considered in calculations.},
  keywords = {{A}bsolute ; {A}lti{K}a ; calibration ; {GPS} ; {K}avaratti ; tide gauge ; {INDE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {KARAVATTI} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {G}eodesy},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {156--170},
  ISSN = {0149-0419},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1080/01490419.2015.1045639},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065331},
}