Mesoscale mapping capabilities of multiple-satellite altimeter missions

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1208-1223

  Le Traon, P Y ^a   Dibarboure, G ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ERROR CORRECTION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

EID: 0033385601     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1208:mmcoms>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Blayo, E., T. Mailly, B. Barnier, P. Brasseur, C. Le Provost, J. M. Molines, and J. Verron, 1997: Complementarity of ERS-I and TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data in estimating the ocean circulation: Assimilation into a model of the North Atlantic. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 18 573-18 584.
2. Bretherton, F., R. Davis, and C. Fandry, 1976: A technique for objective analysis and design of oceanographic experiments applied to MODE-73. Deep-Sea Res., 23, 559-582.
3. Chassignet, E. P., W. R. Holland, and A. Capotondi, 1992: Impact of the altimeter orbit on the reproduction of oceanic rings: Application to a regional model of the Gulf Stream. Oceanol. Acta, 15, 479-490.
4. Dukowicz, J. K., and R. D. Smith, 1994: Implicit free-surface method for the Bryan-Cox-Semtner ocean model. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 7991-8014.
5. Greenslade, D. J. M., D. B. Chelton, and M. G. Schlax, 1997: The midlatitude resolution capability of sea level fields constructed from single and multiple satellite altimeter datasets. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 14, 849-870.
6. Hernandez, F., P. Y. Le Traon, and R. Morrow, 1995: Mapping mesoscale variability of the Azores current using TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-I altimetry, together with hydrographic and Lagrangian measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 24 995-25 006.
7. Le Traon, P. Y., 1991: Time scales of mesoscale variability and their relationship with spatial scales in the North Atlantic. J. Mar. Res., 49, 1-26.
8. _, and F. Hernandez, 1992: Mapping of the oceanic mesoscale circulation: Validation of satellite altimetry using surface drifters. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 9, 687-698.
9. _, and F. Ogor, 1998: ERS-1/2 orbit improvement using TOPEX/ Poseidon: The 2-cm challenge. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 8045-8057.
10. _, F. Nadal, and N. Ducet, 1998: An improved mapping method of multisatellite altimeter data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 15, 522-534.
11. Morrow, R., R. Coleman, J. Church, and D. B. Chelton, 1994: Surface eddy momentum flux and velocity variances in the Southern Ocean from Geosat altimetry. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 24, 2050-2071.
12. Stammer, D., 1997: Global characteristics of ocean variability estimated from regional TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter measurements. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 1743-1769.
13. _, R. Tokmakian, A. Semtner, and C. Wunsch, 1996: How well does a 1/4° global circulation model simulate large-scale oceanic observations? J. Geophys. Res., 101, 25 779-25 812.
14. Wunsch, C., 1989: Sampling characteristics of satellite orbits. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 6, 892-907.