In 2018 we celebrated 25 years of development of radar altimetry, and the progress
achieved by this methodology in the fields of global and coastal oceanography, hydrology …

The future international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, planned for
launch in 2021, will make high-resolution 2D observations of sea-surface height using SAR …

Lakes and reservoirs are crucial elements of the hydrological and biochemical cycle and are
a valuable resource for hydropower, domestic and industrial water use, and irrigation …

Until recently, high-resolution global modeling of tides has been done separately from high-
resolution global modeling of the atmospherically-forced oceanic general circulation. Here …

Satellite radar altimetry provides a unique sea level data set that extends over more than 25
years back in time and that has an almost global coverage. However, when approaching the …

EGM2008 is a spherical harmonic model of the Earth's gravitational potential, developed by
a least squares combination of the ITG‐GRACE03S gravitational model and its associated …

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is the European programme to
establish a European capacity for Earth Observation. GMES is designed to provide …

Satellite radar altimetry collected during a number of geodetic missions has provided a new
understanding of the topography and tectonics of the deep oceans. As altimeter …

Covering about three quarters of the surface area of the earth, the ocean is a critical source
of sustenance, medicine, and commerce. However, such vast expanse in both surface area …

This book covers the entire field of satellite geodesy and is intended to serve as a textbook
for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a reference for professionals …