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Analyses of altimetry errors using Argo and GRACE data
Jean-François Legeais
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Collecte Localisation Satellites, Parc Technologique du canal, 8–10
rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France
Pierre Prandi
Collecte Localisation Satellites, Parc Technologique du canal, 8–10
rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France
Stéphanie Guinehut
Collecte Localisation Satellites, Parc Technologique du canal, 8–10
rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France
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Short summary
Sea level is a key indicator of climate change and has been monitored by satellite altimetry for more than 2 decades. The evaluation of the performances of the altimeter missions can be performed by comparison with in situ-independent measurements from Argo profiling floats. This allows for the detection of altimeter drift and the estimation of the impact of a new altimeter standard. This study aims at characterizing the errors of the method thanks to sensitivity analyses to different parameters.
Sea level is a key indicator of climate change and has been monitored by satellite altimetry for...
