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Title: Radar altimetry and global climatic change

Abstract

The use of satellite radar altimetry for monitoring global climatic variables is examined in the context of the altimeter for the Geosat Follow-On program. The requirements of studying climate and ocean circulation are described for the particular case of the North Atlantic, and the use of spaceborne altimetry is discussed for three measurement types. Altimeters measure sea-surface height and the ice edge to give data on mesoscale variability and circulation, interannual variability, and air-sea interactions. The altimeters for the Geosat program are expected to include orbit-determination systems for removal of the orbital signature and a radiometer for measuring water vapor. The altimeters are expected to be useful in studying ocean circulation and climate, and existing data support in situ measurements. Spaceborne radar altimetry can provide important data for understanding CO[sub 2] uptake, biogeochemical fluxes, and the thermocline conveyor belt. 30 refs.

Authors:
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  1. Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (United States) Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States) Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7184704
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13:3; Journal ID: ISSN 0270-5214
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ECOLOGY; GLOBAL ASPECTS; WATER; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; 540110*; 540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Dobson, E B, Monaldo, F M, Porter, D L, Robinson, A R, Kilgus, C C, Goldhirsh, J, and Glenn, S M. Radar altimetry and global climatic change. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Dobson, E B, Monaldo, F M, Porter, D L, Robinson, A R, Kilgus, C C, Goldhirsh, J, & Glenn, S M. Radar altimetry and global climatic change. United States.
Dobson, E B, Monaldo, F M, Porter, D L, Robinson, A R, Kilgus, C C, Goldhirsh, J, and Glenn, S M. 1992. "Radar altimetry and global climatic change". United States.
@article{osti_7184704,
title = {Radar altimetry and global climatic change},
author = {Dobson, E B and Monaldo, F M and Porter, D L and Robinson, A R and Kilgus, C C and Goldhirsh, J and Glenn, S M},
abstractNote = {The use of satellite radar altimetry for monitoring global climatic variables is examined in the context of the altimeter for the Geosat Follow-On program. The requirements of studying climate and ocean circulation are described for the particular case of the North Atlantic, and the use of spaceborne altimetry is discussed for three measurement types. Altimeters measure sea-surface height and the ice edge to give data on mesoscale variability and circulation, interannual variability, and air-sea interactions. The altimeters for the Geosat program are expected to include orbit-determination systems for removal of the orbital signature and a radiometer for measuring water vapor. The altimeters are expected to be useful in studying ocean circulation and climate, and existing data support in situ measurements. Spaceborne radar altimetry can provide important data for understanding CO[sub 2] uptake, biogeochemical fluxes, and the thermocline conveyor belt. 30 refs.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7184704}, journal = {Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest; (United States)},
issn = {0270-5214},
number = ,
volume = 13:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
}