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05.02.2010 Hurricane Oli seen by altimetry

Islands of French Polynesia in Pacific Ocean have been hit by the hurricane Oli since the beginning of February. Oli is classified in Category 4 (winds > 213 km/h) on February 4 off Bora-Bora islands. Rainfall and high seas...[more]
05.02.2010 Aviso Users Newsletter #4
This fourth issue of the Aviso newsletter mentions the currently in-orbit and ongoing missions and focuses on altimetry for coastal and hydrology applications (the Pistach project, funded by the Cnes). The last column highlights...
02.02.2010 February 2010: Arctic sea ice shrinks and thins

Altimetry enable to compute sea ice thickness from ice freeboard and sea surface height. With such data, the thinning of the Arctic following the record minimum in Arctic sea ice extend of September 2007 is estimated.
02.02.2010 Jason-3 is well under way

The Eumetsat Member States approve and so, confirm the Jason-3 program. [more]
02.02.2010 25-30 January, 2010 week
La montée des océans : jusqu'où ? (Pour la Science, 2010/02)
Is Antarctica Melting ? (NASA, 2010/12/01)
On line availability of articles depends on the Newspaper/magazine. We can't thus certify that above articles will be...[more]
29.01.2010 Seasonal reverse in the Somali current

Along the Somali coast, the seasonal circulation changes drastically with a spectacular reverse in the Somali current.
28.01.2010 Announcement of Opportunity for Saral/AltiKa
Isro and Cnes are pleased to jointly announce an opportunity to carry out scientific research with Saral/AltiKa data. Download the documents to submit a proposal.[more]