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Satnav reflection technology for remote sensing of the Earth
 
14 April 2009

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PARIS Ocean Altimeter
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PARIS would be able to measure the sea height and state of multiple locations at once using reflected satnav signals (red lines). Current radar altimetry missions such as Envisat only measure a single point, from the signal they themselves transmit.
 
 
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