The Accuracies of Smoothed Sea Surface Height Fields Constructed from Tandem Satellite Altimeter Datasets

Chelton and Schlax investigate what tandem orbit configuration best satisfies the needs of scientific studies of sea surface height (SSH) variability. For mapping the SSH field, the tandem T/P-Jason sampling patterns with evenly spaced, interleaved ground tracks and either a 5-day or a 0-day offset...

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Published in:Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology 2003-09, Vol.20 (9), p.1276-1302
Main Authors: Chelton, Dudley B, Schlax, Michael G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Marine
Satellites
Sea level
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Summary:Chelton and Schlax investigate what tandem orbit configuration best satisfies the needs of scientific studies of sea surface height (SSH) variability. For mapping the SSH field, the tandem T/P-Jason sampling patterns with evenly spaced, interleaved ground tracks and either a 5-day or a 0-day offset is far better than the other tandem altimeter mission scenarios considered. For the highest-resolution mapping, the 5-day offset is preferable to the 0-day offset.
ISSN:0739-0572
1520-0426
DOI:10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1276:taosss>2.0.co;2