EXTRACTION OF OCEAN WAVE HEIGHT AND DOMINANT WAVELENGTH FROM GEOS-3-ALTIMETER DATA

被引:15
作者
WALSH, EJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NASA, WALLOPS FLIGHT CTR, WALLOPS ISL, VA 23337 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH | 1979年 / 84卷 / NB8期
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D O I
10.1029/JB084iB08p04003
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The Geos 3 satellite radar altimeter has the capability to provide accurate, low-noise measurements of the significant wave height of ocean waves through their effect on the shape of the return pulse. When the amplitude and timing biases are removed from the Geos 3 sample and hold gates, the mean return wave forms can be excellently fitted with a theoretical template which represents the convolution of the radar point target response, the range noise in the altimeter tracking loop, the sea surface height distribution, and the antenna patern as a function of the range to mean sea level.-from Author
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页码:4003 / 4010
页数:8
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