Validation of Jason-1 and Envisat remotely sensed wave heights

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-134

  Durrant, Tom H ^a   Greenslade, Diana J M ^b   Simmonds, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER DATUM; BUOY DATUM; DATA COVERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATUM; ENVISAT; IN-SITU; JASON-1; LINEAR CORRECTIONS; NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTERS; REAL TIME; SATELLITE ALTIMETRIES; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS; WAVE HEIGHTS; WAVE STATE;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; WATER WAVES;

BUOYS;

ALTIMETER; ENVISAT-1; ESTIMATION METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 65549161025     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHO598.1     Document Type: Article

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