Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data

The sea surface heights above the reference ellipsoid were determined for several regions of the world's ocean using data from the radar altimeter on board the GEOS-3 satellite in conjunction with precise orbital position information derived from laser data. The resolution of the estimated sea...

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Main Authors: Marsh, J. G., Martin, T. V., Mccarthy, J. J., Chovitz, P. J.
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Published: 1979
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19800053560 2023-05-15T17:28:49+02:00 Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data Marsh, J. G. Martin, T. V. Mccarthy, J. J. Chovitz, P. J. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available JAN 1, 1979 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800053560 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19800053560 Accession ID: 80A37730 Copyright Other Sources 48 The use of artificial satellites for geodesy and geodynamics. Volume 2; May 29-June 2, 1978; Athens; Greece 1979 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T14:21:01Z The sea surface heights above the reference ellipsoid were determined for several regions of the world's ocean using data from the radar altimeter on board the GEOS-3 satellite in conjunction with precise orbital position information derived from laser data. The resolution of the estimated sea surfaces varied from 0.25 degrees off the east coast of the United States to about 2 degrees in the Indian Ocean near Australia. The rms crossover discrepancy after adjustment varied from 30 cm to 70 cm depending on geographic location. Comparison of the altimeter derived mean sea surface in the North Atlantic with the 5 x 5 ft GEM-8 detailed gravimetric geoid indicated a relative consistency of better than one meter. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Indian Pacific
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Marsh, J. G.
Martin, T. V.
Mccarthy, J. J.
Chovitz, P. J.
Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
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description The sea surface heights above the reference ellipsoid were determined for several regions of the world's ocean using data from the radar altimeter on board the GEOS-3 satellite in conjunction with precise orbital position information derived from laser data. The resolution of the estimated sea surfaces varied from 0.25 degrees off the east coast of the United States to about 2 degrees in the Indian Ocean near Australia. The rms crossover discrepancy after adjustment varied from 30 cm to 70 cm depending on geographic location. Comparison of the altimeter derived mean sea surface in the North Atlantic with the 5 x 5 ft GEM-8 detailed gravimetric geoid indicated a relative consistency of better than one meter.
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author Marsh, J. G.
Martin, T. V.
Mccarthy, J. J.
Chovitz, P. J.
author_facet Marsh, J. G.
Martin, T. V.
Mccarthy, J. J.
Chovitz, P. J.
author_sort Marsh, J. G.
title Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
title_short Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
title_full Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
title_fullStr Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of mean sea surfaces in the North Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean using GEOS-3 altimeter data
title_sort estimation of mean sea surfaces in the north atlantic, the pacific and the indian ocean using geos-3 altimeter data
publishDate 1979
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Pacific
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