Measurement of Ocean Wave Heights Using the Geos 3 Altimeter
Radar altimeter signals transmitted from the low-orbiting satellite Geos 3 were analyzed for two selected orbits over high seas associated with hurricane 'Caroline ' in the Gulf of Mexico and a North Atlantic storm. The measured values of significant wave height are in reasonable agreement...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.456.7381 2023-05-15T17:28:38+02:00 Measurement of Ocean Wave Heights Using the Geos 3 Altimeter Clifford L. Rufenach Werner R. Alpers The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.456.7381 http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/images/Staff/Werner_Alpers/PDF_ALPERS/10_JC083iC10p05011.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.456.7381 http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/images/Staff/Werner_Alpers/PDF_ALPERS/10_JC083iC10p05011.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/images/Staff/Werner_Alpers/PDF_ALPERS/10_JC083iC10p05011.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T06:14:54Z Radar altimeter signals transmitted from the low-orbiting satellite Geos 3 were analyzed for two selected orbits over high seas associated with hurricane 'Caroline ' in the Gulf of Mexico and a North Atlantic storm. The measured values of significant wave height are in reasonable agreement with surface measurements, provided that the altimeter data are properly edited. The internal consistency of estimated wave heights for the North Atlantic storm, a standard deviation of 0.6 m or less, and the good agreement with surface truth lend credence to the method. A statistical analysis of the pulse slope variation gives estimated values of significant wave height within +1 m of the true values 75 % of the time for spatial averaging over 70 km. Text North Atlantic Unknown |
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Radar altimeter signals transmitted from the low-orbiting satellite Geos 3 were analyzed for two selected orbits over high seas associated with hurricane 'Caroline ' in the Gulf of Mexico and a North Atlantic storm. The measured values of significant wave height are in reasonable agreement with surface measurements, provided that the altimeter data are properly edited. The internal consistency of estimated wave heights for the North Atlantic storm, a standard deviation of 0.6 m or less, and the good agreement with surface truth lend credence to the method. A statistical analysis of the pulse slope variation gives estimated values of significant wave height within +1 m of the true values 75 % of the time for spatial averaging over 70 km. |
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