EDUCATION - Altimeter Basics
In his "History Of Altimetry And TOPEX/Poseidon," Jorge Vazquez (JPL) gives a brief account of how altimetry
has changed in its 25-year history with emphasis on the TOPEX/Poseidon mission. Texas A&M also offers course materials for two regular oceanography classes.
The Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
offers the Distributed Earth Model Orbiting System (DEMOS) Home. This program provides a real-time
visualization of the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite position in earth orbit, updated every 15 minutes.
You'll find all this and more as you explore the basics of altimetry. Each of the links below
is given an "Audience Rating" to help you find just the material you're looking for.
Audience: T = Teacher materials, G = General public, Kids = K-Gr 8, Y = Young adults and K-12, U = Undergrads, S = Scientists and Graduate students
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