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Keywords: jason satellites jasonsatellites satellite altimetry satellitealtimetry ocean surface topography oceansurfacetopography bathymetry jason-2 jason2 Satellite radar altimeters measure the ocean surface height (sea level) by measuring the time it takes a radar pulse to make a round-trip from the satellite to the sea surface and back. This diagram shows how the Jason satellite series measure ocean surface height and how that is used to estimate the topography of the ocean floor. Credit: NOAA/STAR Original link: www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/sod/lsa/AltBathy/ Satellite radar altimeters measure the ocean surface height (sea level) by measuring the time it takes a radar pulse to make a round-trip from the satellite to the sea surface and back. This diagram shows how the Jason satellite series measure ocean surface height and how that is used to estimate the topography of the ocean floor. Credit: NOAA/STAR Original link: www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/sod/lsa/AltBathy/
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