Measurement of ocean wave heights using 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 with surfa...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_2514723 2023-08-27T04:10:45+02:00 Measurement of ocean wave heights using geos-3 altimeter Rufenach, C. Alpers, W. 1978 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-056A-E http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-056C-C eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/JC083iC10p05011 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-056A-E http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-056C-C info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1978 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1029/JC083iC10p05011 2023-08-02T00:16:01Z 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 Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Journal of Geophysical Research 83 C10 5011 |
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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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Measurement of ocean wave heights using geos-3 altimeter |
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Measurement of ocean wave heights using geos-3 altimeter |
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Measurement of ocean wave heights using geos-3 altimeter |
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Measurement of ocean wave heights using geos-3 altimeter |
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