Satellite Altimetry Over Oceans and Land Surfaces (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Stammer, Detlef; Cazenave, Anny

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Satellite remote sensing, in particular by radar altimetry, is a crucial technique for observations of the ocean surface and of many aspects of land surfaces, and of paramount importance for climate and environmental studies. It provides a state-of-the-art overview of the satellite altimetry techniques and related missions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 643
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351647816
• Artikelnr.: 50143251

Autorenporträt

Detef Stammer is a professor of physical oceanography and Earth system remote sensing at the Universität Hamburg in Germany, where he is director of the Center für Erdsystemforschung und Nachhaltigkeit. His research interests include ocean and climate variability analyzed from ocean and climate data in combination with ocean and climate modes (assimilation). The use of satellite altimetry and other satellite observations for studies of ocean circulation, ocean dynamics, and mixing and eddy transports are central to his work. One such aspect is the use of altimeter data for quantitative testing of general ocean circulation models. He has published more than 180 articles in international journals and was the lead author of the Fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I Assessment report. He has served on several national and international scientific committees and is fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Anny Cazenave is senior scientist at the Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiale, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Toulouse, France, and director for Earth sciences at the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland. Her research deals with the applications of space techniques to geosciences (geodesy, gravity, and solid Earth geophysics; sea level variations and the study of climatic causes; global water cycle and land hydrology from space; and climate research). She has lengthy experience in using satellite altimetry for studying the marine geoid, land surface waters, and sea level. She has published more than 200 articles in international journals and has edited several books. She has contributed as P.I. or co-I in geodesy and oceanography for several space missions and has served as the lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I (fourth and fifth assessment reports). She is fellow of the American Geophysical Union, a member of the French academy of science, and a foreign member of the U.S., Indian, and Belgian academies of science.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Editors. Contributors. Satellite Radar Altimetry: Principle,
Accuracy, and Precision. Wide-Swath Altimetry: A Review. In Situ
Observations Needed to Complement, Validate, and Interpret Satellite
Altimetry. Auxiliary Space-Based Systems for Interpreting Satellite
Altimetry: Satellite Gravity. A 25-Year Satellite Altimetry-Based Global
Mean Sea Level Record: Closure of the Sea Level Budget and Missing
Components. Monitoring and Interpreting Mid-Latitude Oceans by Satellite
Altimetry. Monitoring and Interpreting the Tropical Oceans by Satellite
Altimetry. The High Latitude Seas and Arctic Ocean. The Southern Ocean.
Ocean Eddies and Mesoscale Variability. Satellite Altimetry in Coastal
Regions. Monitoring Waves and Surface Winds by Satellite Altimetry:
Applications. Tides and Satellite Altimetry. Hydrological Applications of
Satellite Altimetry: Rivers, Lakes, Man-Made Reservoirs, Inundated Areas.
Applications of Satellite Altimetry to Study the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Advances in Imaging Small-Scale Seafloor and Sub-Seafloor Tectonic Fabric
Using Satellite Altimetry. Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation in the
Context of Satellite Altimetry. Use of Satellite Altimetry for Operational
Oceanography.Index.