Satellite Altimetry Over Oceans and Land Surfaces

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Satellite remote sensing, in particular by radar altimetry, is a crucial technique for observations of the ocean surface and of many aspects of land surfaces, and of paramount importance for climate and environmental studies. This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the satellite altimetry techniques and related missions, and reviews the most-up-to date applications to ocean dynamics and sea level. It also discusses related space-based observations of the ocean surface and of the marine geoid, as well as applications of satellite altimetry to the cryosphere and land surface waters; operational oceanography and its applications to navigation, fishing and defense. Content: PrefaceEditorsContributorsSatellite Radar Altimetry: Principle, Accuracy, and PrecisionP. Escudier, A. Couhert, F. Mercier, A. Mallet, P. Thibaut, N. Tran, L. Amarouche, B. Picard, L. Carrere, G. Dibarboure, M. Ablain, J. Richard, N. Steunou, P. Dubois, M. H. Rio, and J. DorandeuWide-Swath Altimetry: A ReviewErnesto, Rodriguez, Daniel, Esteban-Fernandez, Eva Peral, Curtis W. Chen, Jan-Willem De Bleser, and Brent WilliamsIn Situ Observations Needed to Complement, Validate, and Interpret Satellite AltimetryD. Roemmich, P. Woodworth, S. Jevrejeva S. Purkey, M. Lankhorst, U. Send, and N. MaximenkoAuxiliary Space-Based Systems for Interpreting Satellite Altimetry: Satellite GravityD. Chambers, O. Andersen, S. Bettadpur, M.-H. Rio, R. Rummel, and D. WieseA 25-Year Satellite Altimetry-Based Global Mean Sea Level Record: Closure of the Sea Level Budget and Missing ComponentsR. S. Nerem, M. Ablain, A. Cazenave, J. Church, and E. LeulietteMonitoring and Interpreting Mid-Latitude Oceans by Satellite AltimetryKathryn A, Kelly, Joshua K, Willis, Gilles Reverdin, Shenfu Dong, and LuAnne ThompsonMonitoring and Interpreting the Tropical Oceans by Satellite AltimetryTong, Lee, J. Thomas Farrar, Sabine Arnault, Benoit Meyssignac, Weiqing Han, and Theodore DurlandThe High Latitude Seas and Arctic OceanJ. Johanessen and Ole AndersenThe Southern OceanS. T. Gille, Michael P. MeredithOcean Eddies and Mesoscale VariabilityRosemary Morrow, Lee-Lueng Fu, T. Farrar, H. Seo, and Pierre-Yves Le TraonSatellite Altimetry in Coastal RegionsP. Cipollini, Jerome Benveniste, Florence Birol, M. Joana Fernandes, Estelle Obligis, Marcello Passaro, P. Ted Strub, Guillaume Valladeau, Stefano Vignudelli, and John WilkinMonitoring Waves and Surface Winds by Satellite Altimetry: ApplicationsSaleh Abdalla and Peter Janssen Tides and Satellite Altimetry Richard D. Ray and Gary D. EgbertHydrological Applications of Satellite Altimetry: Rivers, Lakes, Man-Made Reservoirs, Inundated AreasJ-F. Cretaux, K. Nielsen, F. Frappart, F. Papa, S. Calmant, and J. BenvenisteApplications of Satellite Altimetry to Study the Antarctic Ice SheetFrederique Remy, Anthony Memin and Isabella VelicognaAdvances in Imaging Small-Scale Seafloor and Sub-Seafloor Tectonic Fabric Using Satellite AltimetryR. Dietmar Mueller, Kara J. Matthews, and David T. SandwellOcean Modeling and Data Assimilation in the Context of Satellite AltimetryDetlef Stammer and Stephen M. GriffiesUse of Satellite Altimetry for Operational OceanographyP.Y. Le Traon, G. Dibarboure, G. Jacobs, M. Martin, E. Remy, and A. SchillerIndex