In:
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 84, No. 26 ( 2003-07), p. 241-248
Kurzfassung:
On 7 December 2001, the French/U.S. altimetric satellite Jason‐1 was launched as a follow‐on to the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission (hereafter referred to as T/P). The two satellites are now flying in tandem with a track separation half that of the T/P mission, offering a much improved sampling capability for the study of ocean circulation and tides. Since 1992, T/P has been measuring the surface topography of the global oceans along a 10‐day repeat orbit, establishing a decade‐long data record that has been used in a wide range of oceanographic and geophysical studies [ Fu and Cazenave , 2001]. The primary objective of Jason‐1 is to continue the data record of TIP, by carrying the same instrument payload and measuring sea surface height along the ground track pattern established by T/P, with a measurement performance at least as good as that of T/P [ Ménard et al. , 2000].
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0096-3941
,
2324-9250
DOI:
10.1029/2003EO260002
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publikationsdatum:
2003
ZDB Id:
24845-9
ZDB Id:
2118760-5
ZDB Id:
240154-X
SSG:
16,13
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