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07.07.2008 El Niño bulletin from altimetry
Aviso web site proposes you an El Niño-Southern Oscillation indicator feature, with monthly maps (since November 1992) and an index computed from altimetry.
04.07.2008 July 2008: Jason-2 on the tracks of Jason-1 (and Topex/Poseidon)
Jason-2 was launched on June 20. After just two weeks, first results are promising, close to Jason-1's. However, it is just the beginning of the validation, and of the mission.
03.07.2008 23-28 June, 2008 week
Climat : le pôle Nord sans glace cet été, désormais une possibilité (L'internaute, 2008/06/26)
Global Warming Twenty Years Later: Tipping Points Near (Columbia, 2008/06/23)
Key ocean mission goes into orbit...[more]
02.07.2008 Altimetry applications in videos: Looking ahead
The successful launch of the Jason-2 altimetry satellite complements the constellation of satellites currently in flight. Overview of current and future altimetry applications.[more]
01.07.2008 Typhoon Nargis
Altimetric views on the north Indian Ocean when the typhoon Nargis reached Burma, the 1st of May 2008.[more]
30.06.2008 Doris on Jason-2: Seven at one blow!
The Doris instrument onboard Jason-2 was the first to be switch on, on June 20 night. Now, nearly ten days after, the new functionnalities available on this new version of the instrument are being tested, with success.[more]
27.06.2008 Next steps for Jason-2
Jason-2 is now close to Jason-1 altitude (1100 m higher), but is 11 min forward. Next week will see several manoeuvre to put it on its final position (58 seconds behind Jason-1, same altitude)[more]










