Cyclic Cal/Val

Validation report

Cycle date
Sept. 12, 2024 - Oct. 18, 2024
Parameter:
Sentinel-3A
Sentinel-3B
Orbit
Pass 532 in orbit 266 over the Antarctic Ice sheet is missing data.
Pass 246 in orbit 123 over the Antarctic Ice sheet is missing data.
Availability of geophysical corrections
Ocean tides measurements are missing over the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Shelves. See Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable. and Table 4.5.
Ocean tides measurements are missing over the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Shelves. See Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable. and Table 4.5.
Availability of auxiliary data
Nominal
Nominal
Geophysical parameters
Surface elevations are affected by the issues with the relocation. No warning is set. See section 3.1.1.2
Surface elevations are affected by the issues with the relocation. No warning is set. See section 3.1.1.2
Specific investigations
Issues with relocation in the marginal zone. See section 3.1.1.2
Issues with relocation in the marginal zone. See section 3.1.1.2
Orbit cross-over statistics
For cross-overs less than 1 meter shows a mean bias less than 0.2 cm and a standard deviation less than 35.8 cm. This is nominal
For cross-overs less than 1 meter shows a mean bias less than -1.4 cm and a standard deviation less than 36.5 cm. This is nominal
Status
Nominal
Nominal

20 Hz Ku Band OCOG (Ice-1) Elevation (elevation_ocog_20_ku)

S3A elevation ocog 20 ku Greenland

S3A

S3B elevation ocog 20 ku Greenland

S3B

SAR mode elevation over the Greenland ice sheet from the elevation_ocog_20_ku parameter

S3A elevation ocog 20 ku Antarctica

S3A

S3B elevation ocog 20 ku Antarctica

S3B

SAR mode elevation over the Antarctica ice sheet from the elevation_ocog_20_ku parameter

20 Hz Ku Band OCOG (Ice-1) Sigma0 (sig0_ocog_20_ku)

S3A sig0_ocog 20 ku Greenland

S3A

S3B sig0_ocog 20 ku Greenland

S3B

SAR mode backscatter coefficient over the Greenland ice sheet from the sig0_ocog_20_ku parameter

S3A sig0 ocog 20 ku Antarctica

S3A

S3B sig0 ocog 20 ku Antarctica

S3B

SAR mode backscatter coefficient over the Antarctica ice sheet from the sig0_ocog_20_ku parameter

Waveform Quality Flag (waveform_qual_ice_20_ku)

S3A waveform qual ice 20 ku Greenland

S3A

S3B waveform qual ice 20 ku Greenland

S3B

Waveform Quality Flag for the Greenland ice sheet

S3A waveform qual ice 20 ku Antarctica

S3A

S3B waveform qual ice 20 ku Antarctica

S3B

Waveform Quality Flag for Antarctica

Crossover Analysis

xover 0

S3A

xover 1

S3B

Histograms of crossover elevation differences for Greenland

xover 2

S3A

xover 3

S3B

Histograms of crossover elevation differences for Antarctica

See data product quality reports for more details