ALT

Dual Frequency Radar Altimeter

Satellites

TOPEX/Poseidon

 

Data ordering

IRI/LDEO Climate data library: Topex/Poseidon

ALT Bands

BandWavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (5.3 GHz)  (SAR-C) 6000 (7000)
Band 2 (13.6 GHz)  (Other) 6000 (7000)