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Satellite altimeter measurements of sea state - An algorithm comparisonSix algorithms for extracting significant wave height from Geos 3 altimeter data have been compared using simulated Geos 3 data for a single long pass including a variety of sea states and for short segments in the vicinity of NOAA data buoys. The study included algorithms reported by Walsh (1979), Rufenach and Alpers (1978), Gower (1979), Godbey (1965), Fedor (1978) and a real-time model (Miller and Hayne, 1972). Individual differences in results obtained by the algorithms were small, and calculations were found to be in good agreement with surface truth data.
Document ID
19790060690
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Fedor, L. S.
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Guptill, R.
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Rufenach, C. L.
(NOAA, Wave Propagation Laboratory, Boulder Colo., United States)
Godbey, T. W.
(General Electric Co. Utica, N.Y., United States)
Gower, J. F. R.
(Institute of Ocean Sciences Sidney, British Columbia, Canada)
Hayne, G. S.
(Applied Science Associates, Inc. Apex, N.C., United States)
Walsh, E. J.
(NASA Wallops Flight Center Applied Science Directorate, Wallops Island, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
July 30, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 84
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
79A44703
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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