Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Satellite Altimetry, a joint workshop of IAG Section III Special Study Group SSG3.186 and IAG

ISBN-13: 9783540202110 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 280 str.

Cheinway Hwang;C.K. Shum;Jiancheng Li

Opis

The "International Workshop on Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography: Summer Lecture Series and Scientific Applications" was held in Wuhan, China from September 8 to 13, 2002 (http: //space. cv. nctu. edu. tw/altimetryworkshop/altimetry. htm). This is a joint workshop ofInternational Association ofGeodesy (lAG) Special Study Group (SSG) 3. 186 (chaired by C. Hwang ofNational Chiao Tung University) and lAG Section II (President: C. K. Shum of the Ohio State University), and was hosted by Wuhan University with J. C. Li as the chair ofthe local organizing committee. The scientific program was organized by the Scientific Committee chaired by C. Hwang. The objectives of the Workshop include offering lectures on various subjects of satellite altimetry for beginners and for advanced researchers, and to provide a forum for presentations and discussions ofcontemporary results in altimetric research. A total of 60 abstracts were received and 65 people participated in this workshop. These participants are from Austria (2), Australia (1), Canada (1), China (26), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (2), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (2), Japan (1), Korean (2), Netherlands (2), Taiwan (13), UK (1), and USA (7). On September 9 and 10, 2002, the following five three-hours lectures were delivered: Lecture 1: Principles ofsatellite altimetry and application to sea level change studies, by C. K

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Keynote Speeches.- Geodetic Applications of Satellite Altimetry.- Present-day Sea Level Rise : from Satellite and in Situ Observations to Physical Causes.- Advances in Large-scale Ocean Dynamics from a Decade of Satellite Altimetric Measurement of Ocean Surface Topography.- Geodetic Applications.- Calibration Results of GFO.- Determination of 30? x 30? Marine Gravity Anomalies from Multisatellite Altimetry.- Recovering Deflections of Vertical from Tangent Plane of Gridded Geoidal Heights from Altimetry.- Marine Gravity Anomaly from Satellite Altimetry: a Comparison of Methods over Shallow Waters.- Enhanced Free-air Gravity Anomalies by Satellite Radar Altimetry.- Topex Altimetric Mean Sea Level and Gravimetric Geoid in the North of Algeria.- A Modified Method for Recovering Bathymetry from Altimeter Data.- Absolute Calibration of the ERS-2 Altimeter using UK Tide Gauges.- An Intercomparison of Parametric Models of Sea State Bias for the TOPEX, Poseidon and Jason-1 Altimeters.- Determination of Global Mean Sea Surface Using Multi-satellite Altimetric Data.- Pseudo-Harmonic Representation of Gravity Field over South China Sea.- Geophysical and Oceanographic Applications.- Investigation of Hydrological and Atmospheric Loading by Space Geodetic Techniques.- Joint Application of Altimeter Data and EGM96 to Submarine Tectonic and Geodynamic Study in West Pacific.- Bathymetry and Crustal Thickness Variations from Gravity Inversion and Flexural Isostasy.- Comparisons of Three Inversion Approaches for Recovering Gravity Anomalies From Altimeter Data.- Accuracy Assessment of Gravity Field Models by Independent Satellite Crossover Altimetry.- Low Frequency Change of Sea Level in the North Atlantic Ocean as Observed with Satellite Altimetry.- Application of Satellite Remote Sensing on the Tuna Fishery of Eastern Tropical Pacific.- The Kinematics of Mesoscale Eddies from TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimetry over the Subtropical Counter Current.- Oceanographic applications.- Oceanography with GPS.- Geostrophic Uncertainty and Anomalous Current Structure in Association with Mesoscale Eddies Delineated by Altimeter Observations East of Taiwan.- Current Variability over the Scotian Slope in the 1990s.- Determination of Sea Level Height Variation by Dynamics Crossover Adjustment.- Extreme Southern Ocean Tide Modeling.- The M4 Shallow Water Tidal Constituent From Altimetry.- Harmonic Tidal Analysis Along T/P Tracks in China Seas and Vicinity.- Analysis of Temporal Sea Level Variation in the Barents and the White Seas from Altimetry, Tide Gauges and Hydrodynamic Simulation.- The Envisat Radar Altimeter System.- Absolute Comparison of Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauge Registrations in Venezuela.- Sea Level Changes Detected by Using Satellite Altimeter Data and Comparing with Tide Gauge Records in China Sea.- Author index.

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Latest results in satellite altimetry research touching all disciplines of earth sciences; useful data processing techniques and novel applications combined in one book.