Satellite Altimetry in Geodesy and Oceanography

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Battista Benciolini

   Pages 1-3

3. Physics of the ocean circulation

   • Carl Wunsch

   Pages 10-98

4. Theory of ocean tides with application to altimetry

   • David E. Cartwright

   Pages 100-141

5. Quantifying time-varying oceanographic signals with altimetry

   • Victor Zlotnicki

   Pages 144-188

6. Principle of satellite altimetry and elimination of radial orbit errors

   • Reiner Rummel

   Pages 190-241

7. Orbit choice and the theory of radial orbit error for altimetry

   • George Balmino

   Pages 244-315

8. Theory of geodetic B.V.P.s. applied to the analysis of altimetric data

   • Fernando Sansò

   Pages 318-371

9. Use of altimeter data in estimating global gravity models

   • Richard H. Rapp

   Pages 374-417

10. The direct estimation of the potential coefficients by biorthogonal sequences

    • M. A. Brovelli, F. Migliaccio

    Pages 421-441

11. Frozen orbits and their application in satellite altimetry

    • Ernst J. O. Schrama

    Pages 443-452

12. Integration of gravity and altimeter data by optimal estimation techniques

    • Per Knudsen

    Pages 453-466

13. Comparing the UK Fine Resolution Antarctic Model (FRAM)

    • Raymond C. V. Feron

    Pages 467-479

The book content corresponds to a course of the International Summer School of Theoretical Geodesy held every 4 years under the sponsorship of the International Association of Geodesy. This particular course, that was given at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, has been dedicated to the theory of satellite altimetry as a response to the increasing need of scientific work in this field due to important recent and forthcoming space mission. The course was conceived to supply a good theoretical basis in both disciplines, i.e. geodesy and oceanography, which are deeply involved in the analysis and in the use of the altimetric signal. The main items of interest are the physical theory of ocean circulation, the theory of tides and the ocean time-variability, from the point of view of oceanography and the orbit theory, with particular regard to the formation of the radial orbital error, the so-called cross over adjustment, the analysis of geodetic boundary value problems, the integrated determination of the gravity field and of the radial orbital error, from the point of view of geodesy. All these arguments are treated from the foundation by very-well experts of the various fields, to introduce the reader into the more difficult subjects on which advanced research is currently performed. The peculiarity of the book is in its interdisciplinarity as it can serve to both communities of oceanographers and geodesists to get acquainted with advanced aspects one of the other.

• Geoid
• Geostrophic Currents
• Geostrophische Strömungen
• Gezeiten
• Höhenmessung
• Ocean
• Oceanography
• Ozeantopographie
• Radar Altimetry
• Radaraltimetrie
• Sea Surface Topography
• Tide
• Tides
• geodesy
• satellite

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