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Supplementary material to “Ocean Gravity Models From Future Satellite Missions”

19 January 2010

Gilles Louis, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France

Marie-Françoise Lequentrec-Lalancette, Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine/Groupe de Recherche en Géodésie Spatiale, Brest, France

Jean-Yves Royer, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France

Didier Rouxel, Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine/Groupe de Recherche en Géodésie Spatiale, Brest, France

Louis Géli, Marine Geosciences Department, Ifremer, Plouzané, France

Marcia Maïa, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France

Mathilde Faillot, Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine, Brest France

Citation:

Louis, G., M.-F. Lequentrec-Lalancette, J.-Y. Royer, D. Rouxel, L. Géli, M. Maïa, and M. Faillot (2010), Ocean gravity models from future satellite missions, Eos Trans. AGU, 91(3), 21–22. [Full Article (pdf)]

Table 1

Altimetric Missions

Table 1: Main parameters of past and present altimetric missions (NRT=near real time). "Measurement spacing" avoids any possible confusion between footprint and resolution.

Sources: * Sandwell et al., 2009; ** Schaeffer et al, 1998; *** Leben et al, 2003.

Schaeffer P., F. Hernandez, P.-Y. Le Traon,F. Mertz,and P. Bahurel (1998): A Mean Sea Surface dedicated to Ocean Studies: Global Estimation. Poster Session EGS Nice, France.

Leben R.R. & B.S Powell (2003): Accuracy assessment of jason-1 and TOPEX/POSEIDON Along-Track Sea Surface Slope, In Marine Geodesy, 26, Numbers 3–4, pp. 355–366.

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