Navy Altimeter Data Requirements.

Abstract

Navy requirements for altimeter data are driven mainly by the operational systems for mesoscale ocean circulation monitoring and acoustic prediction. Specification of requirements also considers development toward future systems that will provide tidal height and currents, regional circulation in semienclosed basins, and wave heights. We provide a short synopsis of present systems for describing the ocean environment based on altimeter data. Typical mesoscale time and length scales, determined from historical altimeter data, guide the specification of time and space resolution requirements for future altimeter systems. Accuracy requirements are based on the propagation of sea surface height errors into environmental estimates of the three-dimensional temperature and salinity fields and effects on sonar performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371871

Entities

People

  • Charlie N. Barron
  • Daniel N. Fox
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Harley E. Hurlburt
  • Michael R. Carnes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Altimeters
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Ocean Environments
  • Oceans
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space