Spatial mapping of time-variable errors in Jason-1 and TOPEX/poseidon sea surface height measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1078-1085

  Ponte, Rui M ^a   Wunsch, Carl ^b   Stammer, Detlef ^c  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; MAPPING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

OCEAN MODEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIME-VARIABLE ERRORS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; MAPPING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ALTIMETER; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAPPING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 34347407433     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2029.1     Document Type: Article

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