Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1263-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1263-2022
Research article
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01 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2022

On the uncertainty associated with detecting global and local mean sea level drifts on Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B altimetry missions

Rémi Jugier, Michaël Ablain, Robin Fraudeau, Adrien Guerou, and Pierre Féménias

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-106', Graham Quartly, 12 Jan 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Rémi Jugier, 09 May 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on os-2021-106', Rémi Jugier, 15 Apr 2022
    • EC1: 'Reply on AC1', Joanne Williams, 19 Apr 2022
      • AC2: 'Reply on EC1', Rémi Jugier, 19 Apr 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-106', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2022
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC2', Rémi Jugier, 09 May 2022
  • AC5: 'Comment on os-2021-106', Rémi Jugier, 09 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Rémi Jugier on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 May 2022) by Joanne Williams
RR by Graham Quartly (01 Jun 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Jun 2022) by Joanne Williams
AR by Rémi Jugier on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (04 Jul 2022) by Joanne Williams
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Short summary
To ensure that the sea level is measured as accurately as possible by satellite altimeters, we must monitor possible sea level drifts caused by those instruments through comparison with other satellite altimeters or tide gauges. In this paper, we describe a method and estimate the associated uncertainties for detecting altimeter drifts over short time periods (from 2 to 10 years) through cross-comparison with other satellite altimeters and apply it to the recent Sentinel-3 A/B altimeters.