• DocumentCode
    2812436
  • Title

    Seasat Altimeter Wave Height Comparisons

  • Author

    Byrne, M. ; Fedor, L. ; Hammond, D. ; Lorell, J. ; Mongnard, N.

  • Author_Institution
    NOAA/PMEL, USA
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    17-19 Sept. 1979
  • Firstpage
    659
  • Lastpage
    659
  • Abstract
    This investigation describes preliminary results of the SEASAT radar altimeter significant wave height measurements. A comparison of the results obtained by the SEASAT on-board algorithms with results obtained by a full wave-form analysis of the SEASAT data using the Fedor method, indicates that for wave heights up to 4 meters the "on-board" algorithm over estimates the H_{1/3} by a value of 10 cm with a standard deviation of 50 cm. These altimeter measured results are compared with results obtained from the FNWC charts, several surface buoys and one GEOS-3 crossing. The comparison indicates that the satellite H_{1/3} measurements agree with the surface truth measurements to within \\pm 50 cm for a range of wave-heights up to 4 meters.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS '79
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.1979.1151245
  • Filename
    1151245
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2812436