Generic Description: | Backscatter Coefficient | |||||
Parameter: | sigma0 | Recordmap: | instr | |||
Unit: | db | Size: | +2 | Scaling: | -2 |
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 |