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Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Black Sea

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Physical processes in the coastal zone of the Black Sea which can contribute to a correlation between altimeter-derived SLA (sea level anomaly) data and corresponding in situ measurements are briefly reviewed. Examples of using the SLA data in studying long-term variability of the Black Sea level and mesoscale water dynamics are presented. Results of comparison between observed (in situ) and altimeter-derived SLA and wind speed values made for several coastal locations are discussed. A new approach is proposed for better consistency between altimeter-derived and observed wind speed values, which is on the basis of the decomposition of the wind directions in four quadrants in relation to the coastline orientation.

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Abbreviations

ALTICORE:

ALTImetry for COastal REgions

AVISO:

Archiving, validation and interpretation of satellites oceanographic data

CCAR:

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research

GDR B/C:

Geophysical Data Record generation B or C

GFO:

Geosat Follow-On

ISADB:

Integrated Satellite Altimetry Data Base

J1:

Jason-1

MGDR-B:

Merged Geophysical Data Record Generation B

MS:

Meteorological Station

NOAA:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PODAAC:

Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center

PSMSL:

Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level

RADS:

Radar Altimeter Database System

RC:

Rim Current

SLA:

Sea Level Anomaly

T/P:

TOPEX/Poseidon

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Acknowledgments

The work was supported by International Project INTAS No 05-1000008-7927 (ALTICORE), by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants NN 07-05-00141, 09-05-91221-CT_a, 10-05-00097-a), and by Russian Academy of Sciences Project “Small- and mesoscale dynamic processes in the ocean basing on satellite data and in situ measurements.”

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  1. P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36 Nakhimovsky Pr., 117997, Moscow, Russia

    A. I. Ginzburg, A. G. Kostianoy & N. A. Sheremet

  2. Geophysical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Molodezhnaya Str., 119296, Moscow, Russia

    S. A. Lebedev

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  1. Ist. Biofisica, CNR Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa, 56124, Italy

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  3. Lab. Satellite Oceanography, Ocean Observing & Climate Res. Group, National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom

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Ginzburg, A.I., Kostianoy, A.G., Sheremet, N.A., Lebedev, S.A. (2011). Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Black Sea. In: Vignudelli, S., Kostianoy, A., Cipollini, P., Benveniste, J. (eds) Coastal Altimetry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12796-0_14

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