Warfighting Contributions of the Geosat Follow-On Altimeter.

Abstract

The Geosat Follow On altimeter will provide valuable information to the warfighter on scene. This real time knowledge of the ocean environment is critical to making intelligent decisions in the field. In particular, the acoustic environment depends on the synoptic mesoscale density distribution which is retrievable from the altimeter. Surface geostrophic currents are inferred from the altimeter data, and these allow calculation of mine drift paths. Altimeter data also provides key data for forecasting tidally generated heights and currents throughout the world. For numerical ocean models, it represents the most useful source of operational oceanic data for nowcasting and forecasting of ocean frontal locations, meandering currents and mesoscale eddies as well as larger scale oceanic analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1996
Accession Number
ADA304889

Entities

People

  • Daniel N. Fox
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Harley E. Hurburt
  • Michael R. Carnes
  • Robert C. Rhodes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Altimeters
  • Assimilation
  • Data Sets
  • Delphi Method
  • Environment
  • Geostrophic Currents
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Environments
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Yellow Sea

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems