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 Section II, September 8–13, 2002, Wuhan, China

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Geodetic Application of Satellite Altimetry....Pages 3-21
Present-day sea level rise: from satellite and in situ observations to physical causes....Pages 23-31
Advances in Large-Scale Ocean Dynamics From a Decade of Satellite Altimetric Measurement of Ocean Surface Topography....Pages 33-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Calibration Results of GFO....Pages 41-45
Determination of 30′x30′ marine gravity anomalies from multisatellite altimetry....Pages 47-52
Recovering Deflections of Vertical from A Tangent Plane of Gridded Geoidal Heights from Altimetry....Pages 53-58
Marine Gravity Anomaly from Satellite Altimetry: a Comparison of Methods over Shallow Waters....Pages 59-66
Enhanced Free-air Gravity Anomalies by Satellite Radar Altimetry....Pages 67-72
Topex Altimetric Mean Sea Level and Gravimetric Geoid in the North of Algeria....Pages 73-81
A Modified Method for Recovering Bathymetry from Altimeter Data....Pages 83-89
Absolute Calibration of the ERS-2 Altimeter using UK Tide Gauges....Pages 91-97
An Intercomparison of Parametric Models of Sea State Bias for the TOPEX, Poseidon and Jason-1 Altimeters....Pages 99-108
Determination of Global Mean Sea Surface Using Multi-satellite Altimetric Data....Pages 109-114
Pseudo-Harmonic Representation of Gravity Field over South China Sea....Pages 115-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Investigation of Hydrological and Atmospheric Loading by Space Geodetic Techniques....Pages 123-132
Joint Application of Altimeter Data and EGM96 to Submarine Tectonic and Geodynamic Study in West Pacific....Pages 133-142
Bathymetry and Crustal Thickness Variations from Gravity Inversion and Flexural Isostasy....Pages 143-149
Comparisons of Three Inversion Approaches for Recovering Gravity Anomalies From Altimeter Data....Pages 151-159
Accuracy Assessment of Gravity Field Models by Independent Satellite Crossover Altimetry....Pages 161-165
Low Frequency Change of Sea Level in the North Atlantic Ocean as Observed with Satellite Altimetry....Pages 167-174
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Application of Satellite Remote Sensing on the Tuna Fishery of Eastern Tropical Pacific....Pages 175-182
The Kinematics of Mesoscale Eddies from TOPEX/Poseidon Altimetry over the Subtropical Counter Current....Pages 183-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Oceanography with GPS....Pages 193-203
Geostrophic Uncertainty and Anomalous Current Structure in Association with Mesoscale Eddies Delineated by Altimeter Observations East of Taiwan....Pages 205-211
Current Variability over the Scotian Slope in the 1990s....Pages 213-220
Determination of Sea Level Height Variation by Dynamics Crossover Adjustment....Pages 221-224
Extreme Southern Ocean Tide Modeling....Pages 225-229
The M 4 Shallow Water Tidal Constituent From Altimetry and Tide Gauges....Pages 231-235
Harmonic Tidal Analysis along T/P Tracks in China Seas and Vicinity....Pages 237-242
Analysis of Temporal Sea Level Variation in the Barents and the White Seas from Altimetry, Tide Gauges and Hydrodynamic Simulation....Pages 243-249
The ENVISAT Radar Altimeter System....Pages 251-259
Absolute Comparison of Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauge Registrations in Venezuela....Pages 261-269
Sea Level Changes Detected by Using Satellite Altimeter Data and Comparing with Tide Gauge Records in China Sea....Pages 271-277
Back Matter....Pages 279-280