Harmony
An Earth Explorer 10 Mission Candidate to Observe Land, Ice, and Ocean Surface Dynamics
Paco Lopez-Dekker (TU Delft - Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning)
Helmut Rott (University of Innsbruck, ENVEO IT GmbH)
Pau Prats-Iraola (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR))
Bertrand Chapron (Institut Francais de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer)
Klaus Scipal (European Space Agency (ESA))
Erik De Witte (European Space Agency (ESA))
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Abstract
This paper provides a compact overview of Harmony, an Earth Explorer 10 mission candidate dedicated to the observation of dynamic deformations of ice, solid earth and ocean surfaces. Harmony consists of two receive-only small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites using Sentinel-1D as illuminator, which will alternate close formation phases, dedicated to single-pass cross-track interferometry, with StereoSAR phases dedicated to the study of ocean surface motion and 3-D land surface deformations.