Satellite Oceanography for Ocean Forecasting
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ALTIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS: SSH . S'Mi. WlND SPEED Al NADIR
97 98 99 00 I 01 , 02 03 04 OS 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
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• GEOSAT..fO,llunchedln 1997. hu 10 tartalled to Pl"ovldt useful dat ..
• An oce:an circulati on obuMng syat em requJres; two to thr .. alHmeter mlcsions Ilmulllneoullyln orbit ror proper SlmpUn;
of aii slgnlnclf'lt t!me·spaee sa Jes, with et least _ TOPEXlJASON clau minIon.
• Gravity miul onl nec*,uryfot aftirn.try to aceess absolute- circulatlon at ali cllmate·slgnlnclfll sea.les
Table 2.1 Schedule of altimeter and gravity missions (courtesy of A. Ratier)
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SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
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Table 2.2 Schedule of SST missions (courtesy of A. Ratier)