USER MANUAL
SAMPY for Cryosat-2
Owner: European Space Agency (Cryo-TEMPO project)
SAMPY for CryoSat-2 is a web service that provides the capability to process on-line and on demand CryoSat-2 SAR data, from GOP Level-1B SAR data products to enhanced GOP Level-2 SAR products including SAMOSA+ retracker estimates & quality flags (pu, ssh_unc, swh, oceanlike_flag, misfit). It has been developed within the ESA Cryo-TEMPO project (available open source on GitHub at https://github.com/cls-obsnadir-dev/SAMPy) and enhanced by the ESA-ESRIN Altimetry Team to append the output of the SAMOSA+ retracker to official CryoSat-2 Level-2 GOP products.
Input products: CryoSat-2 GOP Level-1B SAR products.
Output products: Enhanced CryoSat-2 GOP Level-2 SAR products including SAMOSA+ retracker estimates & quality flags (pu, ssh_unc, swh, oceanlike_flag, misfit).
- Salvatore Dinardo, Luciana Fenoglio-Marc, Christopher Buchhaupt, Matthias Becker, Remko Scharroo, M. Joana Fernandes, Jérôme Benveniste, Coastal SAR and PLRM altimetry in German Bight and West Baltic Sea, Advances in Space Research, Volume 62, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1371-1404, ISSN 0273-1177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2017.12.018.
- CryoTEMPO ATBD: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/37627/Cryo-TEMPO-ATBD-Coastal-Oceans.pdf
To request access to this processor:
- Register for free on the ESA Altimetry Virtual Lab if not done already.
- Complete the P-PRO (for systematic processing) or P-PRO ON DEMAND (for on-demand processing) service request form on the EarthConsole® Webapp. Please make sure to indicate in the service request form whether you wish to request an ESA Network of Resources sponsorship for your project.
- If choosing the ESA NoR sponsorship, we’ll assess the request and provide the NoR form for your review and approval.
- If not opting for an ESA NoR sponsorship, we’ll send a service quotation with payment instructions for your approval.
For further info, please check this pricing list which cover most of the typical users’ requests.
For any question, bug-reports or support on the processor please contact altimetry.info@esa.int and support@earthconsole.eu.
