SCIENCE - Scientific Investigations
Following is a list of investigators, and some of the work that is being done.
- Bibliography
- Post-launch TOPEX/Poseidon science publications. This is a list
of scientific papers and reports published by members of the
TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 Science Teams with support from the satellite projects.
NOTE: This bibliography is no longer being updated. Please visit the
Literature Database for the updated publication list.
- Science Plans
- Organized by Topic,
by Author, and by Title (below).
PDF versions of the Science Plans are available on the AVISO site.
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Advanced altimeter data assimilation for the development of operational oceanography |
J. Verron, E. Blayo, J. Blum, P. Brasseur, T. Delcroix, P. De Mey, G. Evensen, L. Gourdeau, F.X. Le Dimet, D.T. Pham, J. Schröter |
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Altimetric Studies of Ocean Tidal Dynamics |
R. D. Ray, G. D. Egbert, D. E. Cartwright |
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Altimetry research with Jason-1 at SOC |
P. Challenor, P. Cipollini, D. Cromwell, C. Gommenginger, G. Quartly, H. Snaith, M. Srokosz, D. Woolf |
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Application of altimetry measurements to observational and modeling studies of
low-frequency upper ocean mass and heat circulation in the tropical Pacific |
A.J. Busalacchi, J. Picaut, R. Murtugudde, M.J. McPhaden, T. Delcroix, L. Gourdeau, Y. Du Penhoat, J. Verron. |
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The application of Jason-1 measurements to estimate the global near-surface ocean circulation for climate research |
C.J. Koblinsky, B.D. Beckley, P.P. Niiler, B. Cornuelle, N. Barth. |
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Barotropic high-frequency sea level signals and the Jason-1 altimeter mission |
R.M. Ponte |
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Calibration and stability assessment for POSEIDON-2 altimeter |
D.W. Hancock III, G.S. Hayne. |
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Calibration of the TOPEX and Jason-1 altimeter microwave radiometers using VLBI and GPS derived tropospheric delays |
D. MacMillan, Y. Bock, P. Fang, B. Beckley, C. Ma |
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Combined studies of altimetric and subsurface data |
D. Roemmich, B. Cornuelle, J. Sprintall |
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Contribution of space techniques to Jason-1 altimeter calibration |
P. Exertier, P. Bonnefond, Y. Ménard, E. Jeansou |
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A coordinated programme for global calibration/validation of altimeter sea state data |
P.D. Cotton, D.J.T. Carter, P.G. Challenor, V. Kareev |
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Development and validation of an ocean incremental 4D-Var assimilation scheme |
J.P. Boulanger, A. Weaver, J. Vialard, C. Menkes, P. Delecluse |
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Dual-frequency altimetry for precipitation and wind studies |
J. Tournadre, B. Chapron |
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The dynamics of short-term ocean climate variability |
D.B. Chelton and R.A. De Szoeke |
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Eddy and wave dynamics with TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason-1 altimetry |
J.J. O'Brien |
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Estimation of air-sea gas transfer using Jason-1 dual-frequency normalized backscatter |
N.M. Frew, D.M. Glover, E.J. Bock. |
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Estimation of electromagnetic and tracker bias for Jason-1 |
E. Rodriguez, P.S. Callahan |
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Global geodynamics investigation using TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason-1 observations |
B.F. Chao |
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Global ocean dynamic and transports |
D. Stammer, C. Wunsch. |
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Gravity, bathymetry, and mesoscale ocean circulation from altimetry |
S.T. Gille, D.T. Sandwell. |
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The Harvest experiment |
B. Haines, Y. Bar-Sever, G. Born, E. Christensen and S. Gill. |
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Improved orbits and reference frame stability from GPS tracking of TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason-1 to support basin-scale sea level studies |
M.M. Watkins, G.L. Kruizinga, B.J. Haines |
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Improving understanding and prediction of climate variability and change in the Australian region |
J. Church, R. Coleman, I. Barton, N. Bindoff, G. Meyers, P. McIntosh, W. Mitchell, R. Morrow, K. Ridgway, S. Rintoul, A. Schiller, D. Webb, B. de Cuevas, N. White, J. Wilkin, J. Wolff |
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In situ tide gauge/GPS stations for monitoring the temporal drift of satellite altimeters |
M. Merrifield, M. Bevis |
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Interactions of the Eastern and Western Boundary Systems Off South America and South Africa With the Large-Scale Circulation in the Southern Ocean |
P. Ted Strub, Ricardo P. Matano |
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Inter- and intra-calibrations of TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason-1 with inferences for decadal basin-scale sea-surface variability |
P. Moore, J. Wang |
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Interannual sea level change at global and regional scales using Jason-1 altimetry |
A. Cazenave, K. Do Minh, J.F. Cretaux, C. Cabanes, S. Mangiarotti |
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Interannual sea level variability in the Southern Ocean within the context of global climate change |
Y.H. Park |
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Interannual to decadal ocean variability and predictability |
R. Tokmakian, J. McClean, A.J. Semtner |
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Investigation of the Seasonal-to-Interannual Variabilities of the Ocean by Assimilating Satellite Altimetry and Ancillary Data into Numerical Ocean Models |
I. Fukumori, Y. Chao, L.L. Fu, T. Lee, W. T. Liu, D. Menemenlis, V. Zlotnicki. |
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An Investigation of Very Low Frequency Sea Level Change Using Satellite Altimeter Data |
R. S. Nerem, G. T. Mitchum, B. S. Giese, E. W. Leuliette, P. Chambers |
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A Jason educational program |
R. Stewart, R. James. |
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Jason-1 microwave radiometer on-orbit validation |
C. Ruf. |
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Jason-1 monitoring and prediction capabilities on the continental shelf |
G.A. Jacobs, C.N. Barron, P.J. Hogan, H.E. Hurlburt, H.T. Perkins, R.H. Preller, R.C. Rhodes, W.J. Teague, K.R. Whitmer. |
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Jason-1 near real-time applications |
G.H. Born, R.R. Leben, D.S. McCollum, J.M. Wilczak. |
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Jason-1 precision orbit verification |
J.C. Ries, B.D. Tapley, R.J. Eanes, H.J. Rim |
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Large-Scale Variability in the Midlatitude Subtropical and Subpolar North Pacific Ocean: Observations and Causes |
Bo Qiu |
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Long internal waves studies with applications to large-scale ocean transport and improvement of altimeter measurements |
R. Glazman |
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Low-frequency sea level variability in the Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans |
R. Morrow, G. Reverdin |
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Low-frequency variability in the southeastern Pacific |
R. Abarca, A. Vega, Y. Du Penhoat, B. Dewitte, O. Pizarro |
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Mass, heat and salt transports in the western North Pacific |
S. Imawaki, S. Aoki, Y. Fukuda, K. Ichikawa, S. Ito, H. Kawamura, M. Kubota, T. Kuragano, K. Matsumoto, T. Nagai, A. Sengoku, H. Yoritaka. |
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MERCATOR, forecasting global ocean |
P. Bahurel, P. De Mey, T. De Prada, E. Dombrowsky, P. Josse, C. Le Provost, P.Y. Le Traon, A. Piacentini, L. Siefridt |
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Merging altimetry and thermal imagery to estimate velocity in ocean boundary currents |
W. Emery, J. Wilkin, M. Bowen. |
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The MOTEVAS project |
S. Calmant, T. Delcroix, A. Cazenave, C.K. Shum. |
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Multivariate data assimilation in support of forecasting of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean |
P. De Mey, N. Pinardi, M. Benkiran Coframi, P. Faucher, E. Demirov, S. Sparnocchia, F. Raicich, C. Maes, E. Dombrowsky, E. Greiner, F. Auclair, M. Gavart, P. Bahurel, J. Verron, |
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Multi-satellite altimeter processing for sea level and ocean circulation monitoring |
P.Y. Le Traon, C. Boone, G. Dibarboure, J. Dorandeu, N. Ducet, P. Gaspar, F. Hernandez, G. Larnicol, F. Ogor-Mertz, J. Stum. |
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Ocean circulation determined from Jason-1 satellite altimeter data |
J. Schröter, M. Wenzel. |
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Ocean circulation, height systems and gravity field studies based on Jason-1 altimetry |
E.J.O. Schrama, M.C. Naeije, R. Scharroo, P.N.A.M. Visser, B.A.C. Ambrosius |
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Ocean forecasting and altimetry |
J.M. Lefèvre, P. Josse, P. Dandin |
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Oceanic heat and vorticity budgets of the Antarctic circumpolar wave |
W.B. White. |
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Ocean response to short-period atmospheric and tidal forcings |
C. Le Provost, L. Carrere, P. Gaspar, P.Y. Le Traon, F. Lyard, R. Ponte. |
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Ocean wave impacts on altimetry |
D. Vandemark, B. Chapron, T. Elfouhaily, P. Gaspar, G.S. Hayne, D.W. Hancock III, G.T. Mitchum, D.R. Thompson, E.J. Walsh |
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Operational monitoring of the mesoscale ocean |
L. Kerleguer, P. Bahurel, R. Baraille, E. Dombrowsky, M. Gavart, S. Giraud, D. Jourdan |
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Sea level variations in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas from multiple satellite sources |
P. Knudsen, O. Andersen, J.L. Hoyer, A.A. Nielsen, K.B. Hilger, C.C. Tscherning, N. Hoejerslev, E. Buch, V. Hues. |
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Solving the "electromagnetic bias" problem |
D.D. Arnold, K.F. Warnick, F.W. Millet |
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South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean |
C. Provost, F. Vivier, V. Garèon, I. Dadou, E. Machu |
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Studies of Tropical Variability |
Gary T. Mitchum, A.J. Busalacchi |
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Studies of sea level and ocean circulation variations and tides |
P.L. Woodworth, C.W. Hughes, T.F. Baker, X. Dong, R.A. Flather, J.M. Huthnance, H. Leach and R. Williams |
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Study and improvement of altimeter and radiometer data analysis and processing |
L. Eymard, E. Obligis. |
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Study of seasonal-to-decadal variability in the Tropical Atlantic using altimetry, models and in situ observations |
S. Arnault |
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Testing a theory of El Niño with altimetry data: Recharge/discharge of the upper layer of the tropical Pacific Ocean |
J. Picaut, A.J. Busalacchi, T. Delcroix, L. Gourdeau, M.J. Mc Phaden, R. Murtugudde, Y. du Penhoat, J. Verron |
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Towards high-resolution operational ocean forecasting |
M.J. Bell, A. Hines, M.J. Martin, M.E. McCulloch, D. Storkey. |
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Using altimetry products for operational oceanography applied to tropical fisheries |
M. Petit, P. Gaspar, M. Desruisseaux, F. Goujon, F. Poisson, D. Guyomard |
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Using Jason-1 and TOPEX/POSEIDON data for seasonal climate prediction studies |
P. Rogel, E. Maisonnave. |
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Using Satellite Altimetry to Improve Operational El Niño Forecasts |
Robert Cheney, Laury Miller, C.K. Tai, John Lillibridge, John Kuhn Ming Ji, David Behringer, Femke Vossepoel |
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