Altimeter signal-to-noise for deep ocean processes in operational systems

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 433-451

  Whitmer, Kirk R ^a   Jacobs, Gregg A ^a   Smedstad, Ole Martin ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; ERS; GFO; Jason 1; Mesoscale features; Near real time; Satellite altimetry; Sea surface height; TOPEX Poseidon

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 13844294490     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410490902007     Document Type: Article

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