SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Altimetry Keeping An Eye On The Oceans  Sep 23, 2009 EUMETSAT's role in ocean observations is to establish, maintain and use European systems of operational meteorological satellites, contribute to the operational monitoring of the climate and the oceans - for instance monitoring sea level rise with the Jason 2 altimetry satellite - and establish new ocean-monitoring missions, such as Jason 3 ... As an example, satellite monitoring of sea levels began in 1992 with the launch of the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, which was followed by Jason 1 (2001),... (Science Daily) NASA Study Finds 'Pre-Existing Condition' Fueled Killer Cyclone  Mar 12, 2009 For more information on Jason-1 and NASA's satellite altimetry programs, visit. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily) AGU journal highlights -- Feb. 25, 2009  Feb 26, 2009 Herrmann et al. study the feasibility of monitoring the interannual variability and long-term evolution of deep convection from space using satellite altimetry ... Model results of interannual variability and sea surface elevations are in good agreement with altimetry data from that time period and indicate that winter sea surface elevations are depressed in areas where the model shows that deep waters are forming ... On the basis of this, the authors propose that annual characteristics of deep... (EurekAlert!) Back to Earthscience News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009