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Comments on ocean circulation with regard to satellite altimetryBasic features of sea surface topography are reviewed, to show those oceanographic results which may be of value to a geodetic satellite program: (1) the shape and magnitude of the large scale features of the mean sea surface, relative to a level surface; (2) the position and magnitude of the slopes across the western boundary currents, from a variety of data; (3) an estimate of the position of the geoid, tied into the U.S. leveling network; and (4) a documented change of 60 to 70 cm in mean sea level, with respect to the geoid, between the U.S. east and west coasts.
Document ID
19730006667
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sturges, W.
(Rhode Island Univ. Kingston, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: NOAA Sea Surface Topography from Space, Vol. 2
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
73N15394
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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