Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Overview
  • How data are used
  • Satellite altimetry
  • OSTM and Jason-2
  • More about Jason-2
  • Module structure
  • Goals and audience
• History
  • Overview
  • The timeline
• Science
  • Introduction
  • Oceanography
    • Mesoscale dynamics
    • Tidal science
  • Marine meteorology
  • Cryosphere
  • Hydrology
  • Marine geosciences
• Applications
  • Introduction
  • Oceanography
    • Offshore industries
    • Ship routing
    • Fisheries/mammals
    • Wind/waves
    • Tides
  • Marine meteorology
  • Climate
    • Forecasting
    • Climate events
  • Hydrology
  • Marine geosciences
• Jason-2 services
  • Real-time services
  • Off-line services
• Summary