%0 journal article %@ 0273-1177 %A Dinardo, S., Fenoglio-Marc, L., Becker, M., Fernandes, J., Staneva, J., Grayek, S., Benveniste, J. %D 2021 %J Advances in Space Research %N 2 %P 892-929 %R doi:10.1016/j.asr.2020.06.004 %T A RIP-based SAR retracker and its application in North East Atlantic with Sentinel-3 %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.06.004 2 %X Analyses show that both SAMOSA+ and SAMOSA++ ensure the continuity of the PDGS SAR Marine retracker in the open ocean, leading to clear improvements in the coastal zone, larger for SAMOSA++ than for SAMOSA+. In summary, the new SAMOSA++ retracker retrieves more accurate altimetric parameters in the coastal zone, with a better consistency with respect to regional ocean models and in situ data.