Coastal Altimetry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vignudelli, Stefano (Editor), Kostianoy, Andrey G. (Editor), Cipollini, Paolo (Editor), Benveniste, Jérôme (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Remote sensing.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Preface.- Chapter 1: Altimetry Missions: past, present and future.- Chapter 2: From Research to Operations: The USDA Global Reservoir and Lake Monitor.- Chapter 3: User requirements in the coastal ocean for satellite altimetry.- Chapter 4: Re-tracking altimeter waveforms near the coasts: A review of...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Altimetry Missions: past, present and future
• Chapter 2: From Research to Operations: The USDA Global Reservoir and Lake Monitor
• Chapter 3: User requirements in the coastal ocean for satellite altimetry
• Chapter 4: Re-tracking altimeter waveforms near the coasts: A review of retracking methods and some applications to coastal waveforms
• Chapter 5: Range and geophysical corrections in coastal regions - and implications for mean sea surface determination
• Chapter 6: Tropospheric corrections for coastal altimetry
• Chapter 7: Surge Models as Providers of Improved "Inverse Barometer Corrections" for Coastal Altimetry Users
• Chapter 8: Tide Predictions in Shelf and Coastal Waters: Status and Prospects
• Chapter 9: Post-processing altimeter data toward coastal applications and integration into coastal models
• Chapter 10: Coastal Challenges for Altimeter Data Dissemination and Services
• Chapter 11: In situ Absolute Calibration and Validation - A link from coastal to open-ocean altimetry
• Chapter 12: Introduction and assessment of improved coastal altimetry strategies: case-study over the North Western Mediterranean Sea
• Chapter 13: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Caspian Sea
• Chapter 14: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Black Sea
• Chapter 15: Satellite Altimetry Applications in the Barents and White seas
• Chapter 16: Satellite Altimetry Applications off the Coasts of North America
• Chapter 17: Evaluation of Retracking Algorithms over China and Adjacent Coastal Seas
• Chapter 18: Satellite altimetry for geodetic, oceanographic and climate studies in the Australian region
• Chapter 19: Lakes studies from satellite altimetry
• Chapter 20: The Future of Coastal Altimetry
• Index.