dc.contributor.author |
Fu, Lee-Lueng |
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dc.contributor.author |
Koblinsky, Chester J. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Minster, Jean-Francois |
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dc.contributor.author |
Picaut, Joel |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2004-09-30 |
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dc.date.available |
2004-09-30 |
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dc.date.issued |
1996 |
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dc.identifier.clearanceno |
96-0203 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2014/24134 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The US/France TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite, which has been in orbit since August, 1992, is the first global ocean observing system specifically designed for studying ocean dynamics. The satellite uses a state-of-the-art radar altimeter system to determine the sea surface topography - the height of sea surface relative to a reference ellipsoid-with an unprecedented accuracy, and has returned a wealth of new information on the ocean circulation and its variations. |
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dc.subject.other |
global ocean observing system ocean dynamics sea surface topography ocean currents |
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dc.title |
A New Milestone in Large-Scale Ocean Dynamics: The First Three Years of the TOPEX/POSEIDON Mission |
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