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08.10.2019 Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring
The ocean-observing altimetry satellite mission, Jason-2, will end on 10 October 2019 following a joint termination decision made by the four mission partners (NASA, CNES, NOAA, and EUMETSAT).[more]
01.10.2019 October 2019: Monitoring an iceberg topography with altimetry
Satellite Radar altimetry can also measure ice topography over huge icebergs thus monitoring their melt and fragmentation.
06.09.2019 Hurricane Dorian seen by satellites
Hurricane Dorian seen by remote sensing satellites : wave parameters from CFOSAT, Jason-3, Jason-2 and Copernicus Sentinel-3A/B, wind speed from Copernicus Sentinel-1, SMOS and SMAP and ocean ernergy content from models.
02.09.2019 September 2019: Internal tides in the Solomon Sea change with ENSO phases
A better knowledge of internal tides, both coherent and incoherent, is primordial for SWOT altimetry mission. A study in the Solomon Sea shows the complexity in predicting internal tides.
05.08.2019 How to use altimetry for hydrology? - now also in Spanish and Portuguese
A document to explain altimetry for hydrology on Aviso+[more]
01.08.2019 August 2019: Fifty years ago...
Fifty years ago, a meeting took place in Williamstown, USA, where the possibilities for observing the Earth (solid and ocean), including from space, were discussed. Altimetry was much recommended.
24.07.2019 Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019
Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019.
Captain of the merchant navy, astronomer, geodesist, driving force, inspiring person, human being and literary man, he has been and was all that and more.
He was one of the...[more]










