Parameter-Documentation

Generic Description:	Satellite Altitude
Parameter:	hsat	Recordmap:	orbit
Unit:	m	Size:	+4	Scaling:	-3

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CryoSat-2 (Extended Mission) GOP 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
CryoSat-2 GOP 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
ERS-1 (Phase A) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase A) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase B) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase B) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase C) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase C) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase D) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase D) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase E) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase E) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase F) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase F) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase G) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-1 (Phase G) SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-2 SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
ERS-2 SGDR/REAPER 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid. Source: SGDR/REAPER Original-Parameter: alt
Envisat (Extended Mission) SGDR v2.1 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR v2.1 Original-Parameter: alt_cog_ellip (Field number 09)
Envisat (Extended Mission) SGDR v3.0 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Envisat SGDR v2.1 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR v2.1 Original-Parameter: alt_cog_ellip (Field number 09)
Envisat SGDR v2.1 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR v2.1 Original-Parameter: alt_cog_ellip, hz18_diff_1hz_alt (Field number 09,10)
Envisat SGDR v3.0 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR v3.0 Original-Parameter: alt_01
Geosat (Geodetic Mission) GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Geosat Follow-On GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Geosat GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
IceSAT Version 34 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Jason-1 (Extended Mission) SGDR-E 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Jason-1 (Geodetic Mission) SGDR-E 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Jason-1 SGDR-E 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Jason-2 (Extended Mission) SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 1) SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 2) SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-2 SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-2 SGDR-D 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt_20hz
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Jason-3 (Extended Mission) SGDR-F 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Named alt in GDR-D standard. Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_20/altitude
Jason-3 SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt
Jason-3 SGDR-D 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-D Original-Parameter: alt_20hz
Jason-3 SGDR-F 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_01/altitude
Jason-3 SGDR-F 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Named alt in GDR-D standard. Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid Source: SGDR-F Original-Parameter: data_20/altitude
Poseidon GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
SARAL (Drifting Phase) SGDR-T 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
SARAL SGDR-T 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Sentinel-3A (SAR) SGDR/NTC 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Sentinel-3B (SAR) SGDR/NTC 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Sentinel-6A (HR) NTC/F02 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Sentinel-6A (HR) NTC/F08 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of the satellite center of mass above the reference ellipsoid (WGS84). Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/altitude
Sentinel-6A (HR) NTC/F08 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of the satellite center of mass above the reference ellipsoid (WGS84). Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/altitude
Sentinel-6A (LR) NTC/F02 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Sentinel-6A (LR) NTC/F08 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of the satellite center of mass above the reference ellipsoid (WGS84). Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_01/altitude
Sentinel-6A (LR) NTC/F08 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of the satellite center of mass above the reference ellipsoid (WGS84). Source: NTC/F08 Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/altitude
Topex (Extended Mission) GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Topex (Extended Mission) GDR-F 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid (GSFC POD solution). Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: altitude
Topex (Extended Mission) GDR-F 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid (GSFC POD solution). Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: altitude_20hz
Topex GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Satellite Altitude above TOPEX Ellipsoid
Topex GDR-F 1Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid (GSFC POD solution). Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: altitude
Topex GDR-F 20Hz	Satellite Altitude Altitude of satellite above the reference ellipsoid (GSFC POD solution). Source: GDR-F Original-Parameter: altitude_20hz

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Jason-2 SGDR-D 1Hz	Satellite Altitude

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Envisat SGDR v2.1 1Hz	Satellite Altitude

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ERS-1 (Phase C) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude
ERS-1 (Phase D) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude
ERS-1 (Phase E) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude
ERS-1 (Phase F) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude
ERS-1 (Phase G) SGDR/REAPER 1Hz	Satellite Altitude
Topex GDR 1Hz	Satellite Altitude

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Jason-1 SGDR-E 1Hz	Satellite Altitude