A Factor of 2-4 Improvement in Marine Gravity and Predicted Bathymetry from CryoSat, Jason-1, and Envisat Radar Altimetry: Arctic and Coastal Regions

• Main Author: Sandwell, David
• Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *BATHYMETRY; *OCEAN BASINS; ARCTIC REGIONS; COASTAL REGIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPES; DEEP WATER; OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SHALLOW DEPTH; GRAVITY MAPS; MARINE GRAVITY; RADAR ALTIMETRY; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA572953; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA572953

LONG-TERM GOALS: *Improve our understanding of the ocean basins for scientific research and Naval operations. OBJECTIVES: *Improve global marine gravity maps by a factor of 2 in deep ocean areas and a factor of 4 in the Arctic areas and on shallow continental margins. *Use these improved gravity maps along with a global compilation of soundings to refine a 30-arcsecond bathymetry model (SRTM30_PLUS). *Prepare the next generation of scientists for ocean research. The original document contains color images.