Integrating Jason-2 into a Multiple-Altimeter Climate Data Record
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The observation strategy for satellite radar altimetry includes both inter-satellite calibration and calibration with a network of tide gauges. These cross-comparisons are valuable tools for identifying sources of error and for establishing progress toward a sea level climate data record. Demonstrating the capabilities of the Radar Altimetry Database System (RADS) as a platform for climate data records, we show comparisons of Jason-2 with Jason-1 and Envisat that illustrate errors associated with solar intensity and tracker bias. A multi-mission tide gauge calibration shows a drift in the 17-year sea level record of 0.04 \textpm 0.4 mm/yr.
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Year of Publication |
2010
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Marine Geodesy
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Volume |
33
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Number of Pages |
504
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DOI |
10.1080/01490419.2010.487795
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