Instrument: Altimeter

Dataset: 
Instrument: 
Instrument Short Name: Altimeter
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/379/)
Instrument Description:

An instrument that measures height above a fixed surface. The data can be used to map ocean-surface topography and generate gridded surface height fields.

PI supplied instrument name: Altimeters
Dataset-specific description

gridded surface height fields from altimeters over the entire NEP and specific regions, with resolutions to be determined by requests for specific applications.