Marine Science Faculty Publications
Calibration of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Altimeter Data to Construct a Continuous Record of Mean Sea Level Change
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Keywords
Jason, TOPEX/POSEIDON, calibration, verification, sea level
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/01490410490465193
Abstract
Jason, the successor to the TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) mission, has been designed to continue seamlessly the decade-long altimetric sea level record initiated by T/P. Intersatellite calibration has determined the relative bias to an accuracy of 1.6 mm rms. Tide gauge calibration of the T/P record during its original mission shows a drift of −0.1 ± 0.4 mm/year. The tide gauge calibration of 20 months of nominal Jason data indicates a drift of −5.7 ± 1.0 mm/year, which may be attributable to errors in the orbit ephemeris and the Jason Microwave Radiometer. The analysis of T/P and Jason altimeter data over the past decade has resulted in a determination of global mean sea level change of +2.8 ± 0.4 mm/year.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Marine Geodesy, v. 27, issue 1-2, p. 79-94
Scholar Commons Citation
Leuliette, Eric W.; Nerem, R. Steven; and Mitchum, Gary T., "Calibration of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Altimeter Data to Construct a Continuous Record of Mean Sea Level Change" (2010). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2102.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2102
