Gap analyses by variable or by type of mission or by WIGOS subcomponent
Variable sorting criteria
Each instrument is assigned with a 5-step rating, evaluated as a blend of several elements. For this particular Variable, the rating is driven by:
the exploited technology (radar or lidar);
the large swath capability.
RATING CRITERIA:
1
Large swath radar altimeter with built-in passive MW frequencies for water vapour correction
Large swath radar altimeter
2
Nadir-only radar altimeter with supporting C- or S- band frequency for ionospheric rotation
3
Nadir-only radar altimeter
4
Large-swath lidar altimeter
5
Nadir-only lidar altimeter
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int. Please read more via the link here.