Arctic sea surface height maps from multi-altimeter combination
We present a new Arctic sea level anomaly dataset, based on the combination of three altimeter missions using an optimal interpolation scheme. Measurements from SARAL/AltiKa, CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A are blended together providing an unprecedented resolution for this type of products. The final grid...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:essdd94018 2023-05-15T14:53:55+02:00 Arctic sea surface height maps from multi-altimeter combination Prandi, Pierre Poisson, Jean-Christophe Faugère, Yannice Guillot, Amandine Dibarboure, Gérald 2021-04-19 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2021-123 https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2021-123/ eng eng doi:10.5194/essd-2021-123 https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2021-123/ eISSN: 1866-3516 Text 2021 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2021-123 2021-04-26T16:22:15Z We present a new Arctic sea level anomaly dataset, based on the combination of three altimeter missions using an optimal interpolation scheme. Measurements from SARAL/AltiKa, CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A are blended together providing an unprecedented resolution for this type of products. The final gridded fields cover all latitudes north of 50° N, on a 25 km EASE2 grid, with one grid every three days over three years from July 2016 to April 2019. We use the Adaptive retracker to process both open ocean and lead echoes on SARAL/AltiKa thus removing the need to estimate a bias between open ocean an ice covered areas. SARAL/AltiKa also provides the baseline for the cross-calibation of CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A data. When compared to independent data, the combined product exhibits a much better performance than previously available datasets based on the analysis of a single mission. Text Arctic ice covered areas Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Arctic |
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We present a new Arctic sea level anomaly dataset, based on the combination of three altimeter missions using an optimal interpolation scheme. Measurements from SARAL/AltiKa, CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A are blended together providing an unprecedented resolution for this type of products. The final gridded fields cover all latitudes north of 50° N, on a 25 km EASE2 grid, with one grid every three days over three years from July 2016 to April 2019. We use the Adaptive retracker to process both open ocean and lead echoes on SARAL/AltiKa thus removing the need to estimate a bias between open ocean an ice covered areas. SARAL/AltiKa also provides the baseline for the cross-calibation of CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A data. When compared to independent data, the combined product exhibits a much better performance than previously available datasets based on the analysis of a single mission. |
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