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Marine Geodesy Volume 38, 2015 - Issue sup1: The SARAL/AltiKa Satellite Altimetry Mission
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AltiKa Altimeter: Instrument Description and In Flight Performance

N. SteunouCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. D. DesjonquèresCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
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N. PicotCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
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P. SengenesCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
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J. NoubelCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
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J. C. PoissonCollecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), Toulouse, France
Pages 22-42 | Received 15 Jul 2014, Accepted 12 Nov 2014, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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