Geoid and sea surface topography derived from ERS-1 altimeter data by the adjoint method

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-250

  Blinken, Robert ^a   Koch, Karl Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjoint method; Geoid undulations; Quasi geostrophic model; Satellite altimetry; Sea surface heights; Sea surface topography

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT METHOD; GEOID; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035714720     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022080011849     Document Type: Article

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