Research Catalog

Title

Satellite altimetry in geodesy and oceanography / Reiner Rummel, Fernando Sansò, eds.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1993.

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Additional Authors

• Rummel, R. (Reiner), 1945-
• Sansò, F. (Fernando), 1945-

Description

xii, 479 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Lecture notes in earth sciences ; 50

Uniform Title

Lecture notes in earth sciences ; 50.

Subject

• Satellite geodesy > Technique
• Altitudes > Measurement > Remote sensing
• Oceanography > Measurement > Remote sensing
• Marine geodesy > Measurement > Remote sensing
• Höhenmessung
• Meereskunde
• Satellitengeodäsie
• Geodesia
• Triest <1992>

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction / B. Benciolini -- Physics of the Ocean Circulation / C. Wunsch -- Theory of Ocean Tides with application to Altimetry / D.E. Cartwright -- Quantifying Time-Varying Oceanographic Signals with Altimetry / V. Zlotnicki -- Principle of Satellite Altimetry and Elimination of Radial Orbit Errors / R. Rummel -- Orbit Choice and the Theory of Radial Orbit Error for Altimetry / G. Balmino -- Theory of Geodetic B.V.P.s Applied to the Analysis of Altimetric Data / F. Sanso -- Use of Altimeter Data in Estimating Global Gravity Models / R.H. Rapp -- The Direct Estimation of the Potential Coefficients by Biorthogonal Sequences / M.A. Brovelli and F. Migliaccio -- Frozen Orbits and their Application in Satellite Altimetry / E.J.O. Schrana -- Integration of Gravity and Altimeter Data by Optimal Estimation Techniques / P. Knudsen -- Comparing the UK Fine Resolution Antarctic Model (FRAM) with 3-years of Geosat Altimeter Data / R.C.V. Feron.

ISBN

• 0387568182
• 9780387568188
• 3540568182
• 9783540568186

LCCN

93017952

OCLC

• ocm28147137
• 28147137
• SCSB-8930529

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library