1.8 CF Standard Names: Altimeter Range (altimeter_range)

Record Label : altimeter_range

Record Title : Altimeter Range

CF Standard Name : altimeter_range

Record Description : An altimeter operates by sending out a short pulse of radiation and measuring the time required for the pulse to return from the sea surface; this measurement is used to calculate the distance between the instrument and the sea surface. That measurement is called the "altimeter range" and does not include any range corrections.

Canonical Units : m