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Sentinel-3
 
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Sentinel-3 is being developed by ESA for the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme. The mission's main objective is to measure sea-surface topography using radar altimetry, sea- and land-surface temperature using an advanced visible/thermal radiometer and ocean- and land-surface colour using a visible spectrometer.

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Sentinel-3 will benefit services for the marine environment
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Sentinel-3 will benefit a broad range of services for the marine environment by delivering information to advance ocean forecasting systems, including sea-water quality, eutrophication, wave height, sea-ice extent, global sea-level rise, as well as data for land-based services.
 
  Last update: 7 March 2011 
 
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Sentinel-3 Mission Requirements DocumentSentinel-3 Mission Requirements Tracebility DocumentSentinel-3 facts & figures (.pdf)ESA Bulletin 131: Sentinel-3
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