| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 565 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Preface -- Chapter 1: Altimetry Missions: past, present and future -- Chapter 2: From Research to Operations: The USDA Global Reservoir and Lake Monitor -- Chapter 3: User requirements in the coastal ocean for satellite altimetry -- Chapter 4: Re-tracking altimeter waveforms near the coasts: A review of retracking methods and some applications to coastal waveforms -- Chapter 5: Range and geophysical corrections in coastal regions -- and implications for mean sea surface determination -- Chapter 6: Tropospheric corrections for coastal altimetry -- Chapter 7: Surge Models as Providers of Improved "Inverse Barometer Corrections" for Coastal Altimetry Users -- Chapter 8: Tide Predictions in Shelf and Coastal Waters: Status and Prospects -- Chapter 9: Post-processing altimeter data toward coastal applications and integration into coastal models -- Chapter 10: Coastal Challenges for Altimeter Data Dissemination and Services -- Chapter 11: In situ Absolute Calibration and Validation -- A link from coastal to open-ocean altimetry -- Chapter 12: Introduction and assessment of improved coastal altimetry strategies: case-study over the North Western Mediterranean Sea -- Chapter 13: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Caspian Sea -- Chapter 14: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Black Sea -- Chapter 15: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Barents and White seas -- Chapter 16: Satellite Altimetry Applications off the Coasts of North America -- Chapter 17: Evaluation of Retracking Algorithms over China and Adjacent Coastal Seas -- Chapter 18: Satellite altimetry for geodetic, oceanographic and climate studies in the Australian region -- Chapter 19: Lakes studies from satellite altimetry -- Chapter 20: The Future of Coastal Altimetry -- Index |
| Summary |
Preface.- Chapter 1: Altimetry Missions: past, present and future.- Chapter 2: From Research to Operations: The USDA Global Reservoir and Lake Monitor.- Chapter 3: User requirements in the coastal ocean for satellite altimetry.- Chapter 4: Re-tracking altimeter waveforms near the coasts: A review of retracking methods and some applications to coastal waveforms.- Chapter 5: Range and geophysical corrections in coastal regions - and implications for mean sea surface determination.- Chapter 6: Tropospheric corrections for coastal altimetry.- Chapter 7: Surge Models as Providers of Improved "Inverse Barometer Corrections" for Coastal Altimetry Users.- Chapter 8: Tide Predictions in Shelf and Coastal Waters: Status and Prospects.- Chapter 9: Post-processing altimeter data toward coastal applications and integration into coastal models.- Chapter 10: Coastal Challenges for Altimeter Data Dissemination and Services.- Chapter 11: In situ Absolute Calibration and Validation - A link from coastal to open-ocean altimetry.- Chapter 12: Introduction and assessment of improved coastal altimetry strategies: case-study over the North Western Mediterranean Sea.- Chapter 13: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Caspian Sea.- Chapter 14: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Black Sea.- Chapter 15: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Barents and White seas.- Chapter 16: Satellite Altimetry Applications off the Coasts of North America.- Chapter 17: Evaluation of Retracking Algorithms over China and Adjacent Coastal Seas.- Chapter 18: Satellite altimetry for geodetic, oceanographic and climate studies in the Australian region.- Chapter 19: Lakes studies from satellite altimetry.- Chapter 20: The Future of Coastal Altimetry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Continental shelf -- Measurement -- Remote sensing
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Oceanography -- Measurement -- Remote sensing
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Marine geodesy -- Measurement -- Remote sensing
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Oceans & Seas.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Oceanography.
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Environnement.
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Climat.
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Oceanography
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Physical geography
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vignudelli, Stefano.
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| ISBN |
9783642127960 |
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3642127967 |
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3642127959 |
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9783642127953 |
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