The use of near real-time in-situ sea level to improve global data bases

Author

Kilnosky, B.J. ; Merrifield, M. ; Caldwell, Patrick

Author_Institution

UH Sea Level Centre, Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6-9 Oct 1997

Firstpage

1025

Abstract

The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center has been collecting, processing and distributing in-situ sea level data for over 20 years. Major data contributions include the NORPAX set, the TOGA sea level data set, and more recently the WOCE “fast delivery” data set, which is a near real-time data product used primarily for calibration of satellite altimetry. The procedures used to produce the WOCE data are reviewed, and advantages of using near real-time in-situ sea level data to improve global data bases are detailed and discussed, with conclusions drawn concerning the configuration of future global sea level monitoring systems

Keywords

collections of physical data; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; NORPAX set; TOGA; University of Hawaii Sea Level Center; WOCE; World Ocean; fast delivery data set; global data base; global sea level monitoring; in-situ data; near real-time in-situ sea level; ocean; sea level data; Calibration; Monitoring; Oceans; Satellites; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Tides; Tsunami;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '97. MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Halifax, NS

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4108-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1997.624131

Filename

624131