Storm surge observed by Chinese HY-2A satellite radar altimetry

Subsidence in Houston Observed by Satellite Radar Instruments

Subsidence can be caused by a diverse set of human activities and natural processes, including mining of coal, withdrawal of ground water, petroleum, and melting of permafrost. More than 80 percent of the identified subsidence in the Nation results from underground water pumping. The increasing development of urban area and need of water resources threaten to exacerbate existing land subsidence...

Satellite radar anisotropy observed in urban areas

QuikSCAT backscatter is generally higher over urban areas than surrounding vegetated areas. Azimuthal anisotropy has been observed over some urban areas, but the strength of the azimuthal anisotropy in the urban backscatter signal has not been well quantified. This study investigates radar azimuthal anisotropy in urban areas. QuikSCAT L1B σ observations are compared for urban, non-urban, and un...

Ice Measurements by Geosat Radar Altimetry

The surface topography of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is the principal ice parameter obtainable from satellite radar altimetry. The improved ability of the GEOSA T altimeter to follow irregular surfaces and its extended operation have greatly increased the available topographic data on ice sheets for the study of ice dynamics and the possible detection of changes in global ice volume.

Topex/Poseidon Satellite Altimetry

A recently developed multiresolution estimation framework offers the possibility of highly efficient statistical analysis, interpolation, and smoothing of extremely large data sets in a multiscale fashion. This framework enjoys a number of advantages not shared by other statistically-based methods. In particular, the algorithms resulting from this framework have complexity that scales only line...

Storm surge modelling for Bunbury