Jason oceanography satellites

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Earth observation satellite altimetry mission satellite mission series

Jason oceanography satellites are a series of French–U.S. satellite missions that precisely measure sea surface height to study ocean circulation, climate change, and sea-level rise.

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Label	Occurrences
Jason oceanography satellites canonical	1
Jason-series ocean altimetry satellites	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth observation satellite ⓘ altimetry mission ⓘ satellite mission series ⓘ
contributesTo	calibration and validation of other satellite altimeters ⓘ global mean sea level estimates ⓘ ocean reanalysis products ⓘ
countryOfCollaboration	France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
dataApplication	El Niño monitoring ⓘ climate research ⓘ marine weather forecasting ⓘ operational oceanography ⓘ sea-level trend analysis ⓘ
dataPolicy	open access for many products ⓘ
developedBy	CNES ⓘ European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites ⓘ surface form: EUMETSAT NASA ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ surface form: NOAA
ensures	long-term continuity of satellite altimetry records ⓘ
hasMember	Jason-1 ⓘ Jason-2 ⓘ Jason-3 ⓘ NASA Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ⓘ surface form: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich TOPEX/Poseidon ⓘ
measurementTechnique	microwave radar altimetry ⓘ
monitorsRegion	global oceans ⓘ
orbits	Earth ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
primaryObjective	measure sea surface height ⓘ monitor climate change ⓘ monitor sea-level rise ⓘ study ocean circulation ⓘ
providesMeasurement	sea surface height anomaly ⓘ significant wave height ⓘ wind speed over ocean ⓘ
supportsProgram	Copernicus ⓘ
supportsUserCommunity	climate science community ⓘ coastal management agencies ⓘ operational ocean forecasting centers ⓘ
temporalCoverage	from early 1990s onward ⓘ
usesInstrumentType	radar altimeter ⓘ

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CNES → notableProgram → Jason oceanography satellites ⓘ

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites → operates → Jason oceanography satellites ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jason-series ocean altimetry satellites