Title :
Centimetric sea surface height accuracy using the Wide-Swath Ocean altimeter
Author :
Rodriguez, Ernesto ; Pollard, Brian
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we present error sources and predicted performance of the Wide-Swath Ocean altimeter, an instrument which has been proposed as an experiment for the NASA/CNES Ocean Surface Topography Mission. The data obtained by this instrument will allow the detailed study of ocean mesoscale phenomena, with a space-time resolution which cannot be achieved by a single conventional nadir altimeter.
Keywords :
altimeters; measurement errors; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar altimetry; topography (Earth); NASA/CNES Ocean Surface Topography Mission; Wide-Swath Ocean altimeter; centimetric sea surface height accuracy; error sources; ocean mesoscale; single conventional nadir altimeter; space-time resolution; Altimetry; Antenna measurements; Instruments; Laboratories; Oceans; Propulsion; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spatial resolution; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294664
