DocumentCode
898996
Title
Comparison of buoy and altimeter-derived shelf currents using an optimal operator
Author
Powell, Brian S. ; Leben, Robert R. ; Guinasso, Norman L., Jr.
Author_Institution
Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
2006
fDate
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
192
Lastpage
196
Abstract
We compare in situ current measurements with remotely sensed surface currents from satellite altimetry calculated using a novel operator to estimate geostrophic currents with minimum noise. Buoys from the Texas Automated Buoy System measured currents in the shallow waters of the Louisiana/Texas shelf. The optimally derived currents from TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 are shown to be highly correlated even in this shallow water environment.
Keywords
oceanographic regions; remote sensing; Jason-1; Louisiana/Texas shelf; TOPEX/Poseidon; Texas Automated Buoy System; altimeter-derived shelf currents; buoy-derived shelf currents; coastal oceanography; geostrophic currents; optimal operator; remote sensing; satellite altimetry; Acoustic measurements; Altimetry; Current measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Oceans; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Coastal oceanography; satellite altimetry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1545-598X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LGRS.2005.861698
Filename
1621077
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