Oceanography from Space pp 885-895 | Cite as
On the Precision of Sea Surface Elevations and Slopes from SEASAT Altimetry of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
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Abstract
We have examined the sea surface elevations derived by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from altimetry over the ocean area between Europe and the mid-Atlantic Ridge (330–350°E) and to a lesser extent the North Sea, during the ‘fixed orbit’ period, days 249–283 (1978). The orbital calculations and atmospheric and instrumental corrections applied to the data are as of January 1980; they include the +68.5 ms time correction which had been omitted from earlier editions. We understand that more refined corrections will be made available shortly.
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Solid Earth Tide Gauge Record Gravimetric Geoid Reykjanes Ridge Orbit Number
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References
- Chapman, M.E. and Talwani, M., 1979, “Comparison of Gravimetric Geoids with GEOS-3 Altimetric Geoid,” J. Geophys. Res., 84, 3803–3816.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
- Tapley, B.D. et al, 1979, “SEASAT Altimeter Calibration: Initial Results,” Science, 204, 1410–1412.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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© Plenum Press, New York 1981