Title :
On the question of using an altimeter designed for bathymetry for monitoring ocean mesoscale variability
Author :
Monaldo, Frank M. ; Porter, David L.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD
Abstract :
We present promising results suggesting that an altimeter designed to measure ocean bathymetry might also produced credible and reliable estimates of ocean mesoscale circulation variability
Keywords :
altimeters; bathymetry; height measurement; oceanographic techniques; altimeter; bathymetry; ocean mesoscale circulation; ocean mesoscale variability monitoring; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Monitoring; Oceanographic techniques; Oceans; Physics; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-34-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640038
