Absolute Range Calibration of RA2

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Absolute Range Calibration of RA-2 over the Salar
DUyuni
Helen Fricker, Seymour Laxon, Mònica Roca
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Salar DUyuni Topography from GPS survey
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Track 139 Cycle 10 (October 2002) Mean 1.46 m
StD 0.00264 m Cycle 11 (November 2002) Mean 1.67
m StD 0.00654 m Cycle 12 (December 2002) Mean
1.75 m StD 0.00352 m Track 146 Cycle 10 (October
2002) Mean 1.42 m StD 0.00465 m Cycle 11
(November 2002) Mean 1.74 m StD 0.00447 m Cycle
12 (December 2002) Mean 1.59 m StD 0.0128 m Mean
Difference gt 1.60 12.8 cm
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Sea Ice retracker vs Point Target bias 1 FFT
46.8 cm
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Absolute Range Calibration of RA-2 over the Salar
DUyuni
Preliminary Bias 113.2 12.8 cm Subtracting
73.7cm gt 39.5cm