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Nouméa: a new multi-mission calibration and validation site for past and future altimetry missions?
Clémence Chupin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lab-STICC, UMR 6285, ENSTA Bretagne, 2 rue François Verny,
29200
Brest, France
Valérie Ballu
Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266,
CNRS/La
Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La
Rochelle, France
Laurent Testut
Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266,
CNRS/La
Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La
Rochelle, France
Yann-Treden Tranchant
Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266,
CNRS/La
Rochelle Université, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La
Rochelle, France
Jérôme Aucan
Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS), 98848 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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Short summary
Reducing uncertainties in coastal sea level trend estimates requires a better understanding of altimeter measurements and local sea level dynamics. Using long-term sea level time series from the Nouméa tide gauge (New Caledonia) and in situ data collected as part of the GEOCEAN-NC campaign, this study presents a method inspired from Cal/Val studies to re-analyse about 20 years of altimetry observations and re-address the question of sea level evolution in the lagoon.
Reducing uncertainties in coastal sea level trend estimates requires a better understanding of...
