Parameter-Documentation

Generic Description:	Sea State Bias
Parameter:	emb	Recordmap:	ebias
Unit:	m	Size:	2	Scaling:	-3

Version 00

ERS-1 (Phase A) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase A) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase B) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase B) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase C) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase C) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase D) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase D) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase E) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase E) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase F) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase F) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase G) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-1 (Phase G) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-2 SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
ERS-2 SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. See REAPER User Handbook. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias
Envisat SGDR v2.1 1Hz	Sea State Bias Sea State Bias from Ku-Band Source: SGDR v2.1 Original-Parameter: sea_bias_ku (Field number 49)
Envisat SGDR v2.1 20Hz	Sea State Bias Sea State Bias from Ku-Band Source: SGDR v2.1 Original-Parameter: sea_bias_ku (Field number 49)
Envisat SGDR v3.0 1Hz	Sea State Bias
Jason-1 SGDR-E 1Hz	Sea State Bias
Jason-2 SGDR-D 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Jason-2 SGDR-D 20Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias Named sea_state_bias_ku in GDR-D standard. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias Named sea_state_bias_ku in GDR-D standard. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Jason-3 SGDR-D 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Jason-3 SGDR-D 20Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Jason-3 SGDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Jason-3 SGDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias Named sea_state_bias_ku in GDR-D standard. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Sentinel-6A (HR) NTC/F08 1Hz	Sea State Bias Sea state bias correction derived from Ku-band. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range measurement to correct it for sea state bias delays of the radar pulse Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Sentinel-6A (HR) NTC/F08 20Hz	Sea State Bias Sea state bias correction derived from Ku-band. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range measurement to correct it for sea state bias delays of the radar pulse Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Sentinel-6A (LR) NTC/F08 1Hz	Sea State Bias Sea state bias correction derived from Ku-band. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range measurement to correct it for sea state bias delays of the radar pulse Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Sentinel-6A (LR) NTC/F08 20Hz	Sea State Bias Sea state bias correction derived from Ku-band. A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range measurement to correct it for sea state bias delays of the radar pulse Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias
Topex (Extended Mission) GDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias Computed using wind speed (wind_speed_alt) and significant waveheight (swh_ku). A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Applicable to Ku-band MLE4 ranges. Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Topex (Extended Mission) GDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias Computed using wind speed (wind_speed_alt) and significant waveheight (swh_ku). A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Applicable to Ku-band MLE4 ranges. Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Topex GDR 1Hz	Sea State Bias
Topex GDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias Computed using wind speed (wind_speed_alt) and significant waveheight (swh_ku). A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Applicable to Ku-band MLE4 ranges. Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku
Topex GDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias Computed using wind speed (wind_speed_alt) and significant waveheight (swh_ku). A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Applicable to Ku-band MLE4 ranges. Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: sea_state_bias_ku

Version 02

Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias_adaptive
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias_adaptive
Jason-3 SGDR-F 1Hz	Sea State Bias Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias_adaptive
Jason-3 SGDR-F 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. See Jason-3 User Handbook Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/sea_state_bias_adaptive

Version 04

Cryosat-2 (SAR) SGDR-E 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Sea State Bias background model derived from Cryosat-2 GOP Baseline-C (SAR) ocean retracker and fitted via LSQ 2-degree polynomial surface. SWH, Sigma0 (for wind speed computation) derived from instr.04. Limitation: ssb>0, ssb set to 0 Source: Model from Cryosat-2 GOP Baseline-C Original-Parameter: swh_ocean_01_ku, wind_speed_alt_01_ku, sea_state_bias_01_ku
Cryosat-2 (SAR, Extended Mission) SGDR-E 20Hz	Sea State Bias A sea state bias correction must be added (negative value) to the instrument range to correct this range measurement for sea state delays of the radar pulse. This element should not be used over land. Sea State Bias background model derived from Cryosat-2 GOP Baseline-C (SAR) ocean retracker and fitted via LSQ 2-degree polynomial surface. SWH, Sigma0 (for wind speed computation) derived from instr.04. Limitation: ssb>0, ssb set to 0 Source: Model from Cryosat-2 GOP Baseline-C Original-Parameter: swh_ocean_01_ku, wind_speed_alt_01_ku, sea_state_bias_01_ku

Version 05

All Missions	Sea State Bias Sea State Bias from ALES Retracker