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Jason-1: Radar altimeter for precise oceanography at 1300 km altitude<br />

1<br />

Meters<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

-0.5<br />

-1<br />

Jason: Real Time Science Quality Orbits<br />

Jason Real Time Orbit Determination Error<br />

H RMS = 0.12 m<br />

C RMS = 0.05 m<br />

L RMS = 0.14 m<br />

H RMS = 0.02 m<br />

C RMS = 0.03 m<br />

L RMS = 0.07 m<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25<br />

Hours Since Apr 1, 2003<br />

<strong>NASA</strong>’s <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>GPS</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />

<strong>NASA</strong><br />

Science requirement:<br />

2.5 cm RMS radially<br />

Truth: sub-cm RMS<br />

accuracy for<br />

radial coordinate<br />

Y. Bar-Sever - 6

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