Success Stories of Satellite Radar Altimeter Applications
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Abstract For nearly three decades, satellite nadir altimeters have provided essential information to understand primarily ocean but also inland water dynamics. A variety of parameters can be inferred via altimeter measurements, including sea surface height, wind speeds, significant wave heights, and topography land, ice, ice sheets. Taking advantage these with the long record data spanning multiple decades has allowed a diverse range societal applications. As constellation satellites grows, proven value missions user community now demonstrated by highlighting selection verifiable success stories. In this paper, we review selected stories that incorporate altimetry data, alone or in conjunction numerical models other Earth observations, solve key problem. First, define problem challenge each use case, then articulate uptake successful altimeter-based solution. Our revealed steady progress scientific stakeholder communities bridging gap between availability their actual address Highlighting serve further promote widespread adoption future such as Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission scheduled for launch 2022. Knowledge breadth current utility observations help demonstrate continuing radar similar missions, particularly those expanded capabilities, SWOT.
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1520-0477', '0003-0007']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0065.1