Altimetry Documents

Ali, A., V. Zlotnicki, N. Hirose, I. Fukumori and R. Ponte: Barotropic Model: Effect of Different Wind Products (DRAFT)

Shum, C.-K. and C.Y. Zhao, 2000: GFO Altimeter Data Product Verification.

Urban, T.J., J.C. Ries, C.K. Shum, and B.D. Tapley, 1999: Two Decades of Global Sea Level Measurements from Satellite Altimetry

Yu N., C. K. Shum, C. Morris and M. Parke, 1999: Accuracy of Ocean Tide Models in Coastal Regions.

Shum, C.-K. and Y. Yi, 1999: Mean Sea Surface Models and Coastal Ocean Altimetry data.

Shum, C.-K. and Y. Yi, 1999: Recommended Additional Corrections to the Data Set of JPL PO.DAAC ERS-1 Altimeter Value-Added GDR.

Shum, C.-K., 1998: GFO status report

     The following WOCE Report, although old, is still a useful introduction to Altimetry:

Chelton, D. 1988: WOCE/NASA ALTIMETER ALGORITHM 1987 WORKSHOP REPORT

Chelton, D. et al, 2000 published a new, excellent overview of Altimetry in Chapter 1 of the book: Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences (L.-L. Fu and A. Cazenave, eds, Academic Press, 2000). A copy is available through PO.DAAC.