Comparison of sea surface heights derived from satellite altimetry and from ocean bottom pressure gauges: The SW Pacific MOTEVAS project

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 597-613

  Calmant, Stephane ^a   Cheng, K ^b   Jan, G ^c   Kuo, C ^b   Shum, C ^b   Yi, Y ^b   Ballu, V ^d   Bouin, M N ^e  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b Lab Space Geodesy/Remote Sensing   (United States)

^c NOVELTIS   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^e INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bottom pressure gauge; Jason; Satellite altimetry; Sea level; Verification

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; PRESSURE FIELD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

EID: 13844271898     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490883379     Document Type: Article

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