Parameter-Documentation

Generic Description: Backscatter Coefficient
Parameter: sigma0 Recordmap: instr
Unit: db Size: +2 Scaling: -2
Version 01
Cryosat-2 (SAR)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Cryosat-2 (SAR, Extended Mission)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
All instrumental corrections included, including the system bias and atmospheric attenuation (atmos_corr_sig0). See REAPER User Handbook.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: ice1_sig0_20hz
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
18 Hz ku-band ice1 backscatter coefficient
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_ice1_bscat (Field number 78)
Jason-2
SGDR-D
1Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Jason-2
SGDR-D
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
20 Hz Ku band corrected backscatter coefficient (ice retracking)
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: ice_sig0_20hz_ku
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Named ice_sig0_20hz_ku in GDR-D standard. AGC instrumental errors correction and internal calibration correction (/data_01/ku/sig0_cor_calibration) included
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/sig0_ocog
Jason-3
SGDR-D
1Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Jason-3
SGDR-D
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
20 Hz Ku band corrected backscatter coefficient (ice retracking)
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: ice_sig0_20hz_ku
Jason-3
SGDR-F
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Named ice_sig0_20hz_ku in GDR-D standard. AGC instrumental errors correction and internal calibration correction (/data_01/ku/sig0_cor_calibration) included
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/sig0_ocog
Sentinel-6A (HR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Backscatter coefficient computed from OCOG retracking. It includes all calibrated instrument gains from L1B power_scaling_to_antenna plus geometry and antenna gain from sig0_scaling_factor
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/sig0_ocog
Sentinel-6A (LR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Backscatter coefficient computed from OCOG retracking. It includes all calibrated instrument gains from L1B power_scaling_to_antenna plus geometry and antenna gain from sig0_scaling_factor
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/sig0_ocog
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
1Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Sum of Ku-band AGC, MLE-3 retracked Ku-band echoes amplitude correction (including Ku-band point target response correction, given in net_instr_cor_sig0_ku_mle3), amplitude correction to account for satellite altitude, atmospheric attenuation (rad_atm_cor_sig0_ku), and constant Ku-band bias to align with original geophysical data record from side B.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: sig0_ku_mle3
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Sum of Ku-band AGC, MLE-3 retracked Ku-band echoes amplitude correction (including Ku-band point target response correction, given in net_instr_cor_sig0_ku_mle3), amplitude correction to account for satellite altitude, atmospheric attenuation (rad_atm_cor_sig0_ku), and constant Ku-band bias to align with original geophysical data record from side B.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: sig0_20hz_ku_mle3
Topex
GDR-F
1Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Sum of Ku-band AGC, MLE-3 retracked Ku-band echoes amplitude correction (including Ku-band point target response correction, given in net_instr_cor_sig0_ku_mle3), amplitude correction to account for satellite altitude, atmospheric attenuation (rad_atm_cor_sig0_ku), and constant Ku-band bias to align with original geophysical data record from side B.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: sig0_ku_mle3
Topex
GDR-F
20Hz
Backscatter Coefficient
Sum of Ku-band AGC, MLE-3 retracked Ku-band echoes amplitude correction (including Ku-band point target response correction, given in net_instr_cor_sig0_ku_mle3), amplitude correction to account for satellite altitude, atmospheric attenuation (rad_atm_cor_sig0_ku), and constant Ku-band bias to align with original geophysical data record from side B.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: sig0_20hz_ku_mle3

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