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satellite altimetry: a standalone construct

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Physical oceanography

measurement of sea surface height from orbit by timing radar pulses, giving maps of currents, eddies and sea-level change.

In physical oceanography, satellite altimetry refers to measurement of sea surface height from orbit by timing radar pulses, giving maps of currents, eddies and sea-level change. This meaning comes from Fu (1994) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.[1]

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References

Fu, L.-L., Christensen, E. J., Yamarone, C. A., Lefebvre, M., Ménard, Y., Dorrer, M., & Escudier, P. (1994). TOPEX/POSEIDON mission overview. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 99(C12), 24369-24381. https://doi.org/10.1029/94jc01761

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