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Altimeter data for operational use in the marine environment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Digby, Susan Goni, Gustavo Jorge Antczak Sr., Thomas Leben, Robert Born, George Foley, David Shay, Nick Barth, Suzanne Cheney, Robert Jacobs, Gregg |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | TOPEX/Poseidon has been collecting altimeter data continuously since October 1992. Altimeter data have been used to produce maps of sea surface height, geostrophic velocity, significant wave height, and wind speed. This information is of proven use to mariners as well as to the scientific community. Uses of the data include commercial and recreational vessel routing, ocean acoustics, input to geographic information systems developed for the fishing industry, identification of marine mammal habitats, fisheries management, and monitoring ocean debris. As with sea surface temperature data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, altimeter data from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1 and -2 are in the process of being introduced to the marine world for operational maritime use. It is anticipated that over the next few years companies that specialize in producing custom products for shipping agencies, fisheries and yacht race competitors will be incorporating altimeter data into their products. The data are also being incorporated into weather and climate forecasts by operational agencies both in the US and Europe. This paper will discuss these products, their uses, operational demonstrations and means of accessing the data. |
| File Size | 870020 |
| Page Count | 9 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20000052705 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3421x200 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Oceanography Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Data Acquisition Weather Forecasting Europe Wind Velocity United States Altimeters Mapping Sea Surface Temperature Ocean Surface Ocean Data Acquisitions Systems Poseidon Satellite Marine Environments Geostrophic Wind Topex Geographic Information Systems Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
