This page contains information about the current Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Principal Investigators ("PIs"). The PIs are listed, along with the title of their scientific investigation, and where available, a summary, of their work.
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ABLAIN, Michaël - CLS |
| Validation, cross-calibration and performances of altimetry missions over ocean for mesoscale, coastal and climate applications |
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ANDERSEN, Ole B. - Technical University of Denmark - Geodetic Department |
| Regional sea level determination and ocean tides (retracking) |
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ARNAULT, Sabine - LOCEAN |
| Interannual variability and regional impacts in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean |
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BERTIGER, William I. - California Institute of Technology - JPL |
| Using GPS to Minimize Temporal and Spatial Errors in Precise Orbit Determination |
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BINGHAM, Rory J. - School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences - Newcastle University |
| Using altimetry to monitor the ocean’s response to a changing climate |
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BIRKETT, Charon - University of Maryland, ESSIC |
| Application of Multiple Satellite Radar Altimetry Data Sets to Serve Inland Surface Water Projects |
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BIROL, Florence - LEGOS, DE MEY, Pierre - LEGOS |
| Multisensor Impact assessment in Coastal and Shelf Seas II (MICSS-2) |
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BONNEFOND, Pascal - OCA-GEOAZUR |
| FOAM, From Ocean to inland waters Altimetry Monitoring |
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BOSCH, Wolfgang - Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI) |
| Inter-Calibration of Multi-mission Altimeter Systems and Time Series of Dynamic Ocean Topography (iCASiDOT) |
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BRASSEUR, Pierre - LGGE |
| Toward the Next Generation of Altimeter Data Assimilation for Physical Ocean and Marine Ecosystem Monitoring and Prediction |
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BROWN, Shannon Thomas - California Institute of Technology - JPL |
| Maintaining the Long Term Calibration of and Improving the Wet Tropospheric Correction from the Jason Radiometers for Climate Studies |
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CASTELAO, Renato M. - University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences |
| The Impact of Western Boundary Current and Eddies on the Across-Shelf Exchange in the South Atlantic Bight: an Integrated Study Using Satellite Altimeters Time Series, In-situ Observations, and Data Assimilative Numerical Modeling |
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CAZENAVE, Anny - LEGOS, MEYSSIGNAC, Benoît - LEGOS |
| Present-day sea level rise and variability: observations, causes and coastal impacts |
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CHAIGNEAU, Alexis - LEGOS |
| Merging of satellite and in situ observations for the analysis of meso and submesoscale dynamics |
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CHAMBERS, Don P. - University of South Florida, College of Marine Science |
| Improved Estimates of Southern Ocean Transport by Combining Satellite Altimetry and Temperature/Salinity Profile Data |
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CHAPRON, Bertrand - IFREMER - LOS |
| Diagnostic of upper ocean dynamics : an Ocean Satellite Sensor Synergy approach (O3S) |
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CHELTON, Dudley B. - Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences |
| The Vertical Structure and Dynamics of Nonlinear Mesoscale Eddies |
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D'OVIDIO, Francesco - LOCEAN |
| ALTIMECO The structuring role of transport and mixing on pelagic ecosystems: exploiting the altimetric potential for ecological studies |
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DADOU, Isabelle - LEGOS, GARÇON, Véronique - LEGOS |
| Remote versus local forcing in the Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems of the Ocean (Southern Hemisphere) using altimetry data |
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DAVIDSON, Fraser - Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| Improvement of Altimetry Assimilation in operational ocean forecast systems for the Canadian Arctic |
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DE MEY, Pierre - LEGOS, BIROL, Florence - LEGOS |
| Multisensor Impact assessment in Coastal and Shelf Seas II (MICSS-2) |
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DEWITTE, Boris - LEGOS |
| MODOKALT: Dynamics of Modoki El Niño as inferred from altimetry - OSTST project 2013-2015 |
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DOMBROWSKY, Eric - MERCATOR OCEAN |
| Mercator, global ocean monitoring and forecasting |
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EYMARD, Laurence - LOCEAN |
| Improvement of the wet tropospheric correction for altimetry missions |
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FARRAR, J Thomas - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Physical Oceanography |
| Aspects of Wave Radiation in the World Oceans |
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FAUGERE, Yannice - CLS |
| Multimission merging for High Resolution Altimetry. Support to assimilation |
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FENOGLIO-MARC, Luciana - Technische Universität Darmstadt |
| SEa Level Variability due to Melt water Fingerprints and in Regional, COstal and In-LAnd Regimes FICOSELA |
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FUKUMORI, Ichiro - California Institute of Technology - JPL |
| Estimating Mechanisms of the Trend and Decadal Variability of Sea Level Using an Ocean General Circulation Model Constrained by Satellite Altimetry Observations |
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GARÇON, Véronique - LEGOS, DADOU, Isabelle - LEGOS |
| Remote versus local forcing in the Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems of the Ocean (Southern Hemisphere) using altimetry data |
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GILLE, Sarah T. - University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Characterizing Variability in the Southern Ocean |
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GIRTON, James B. - University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Internal Tides from Space: High Resolution Mapping, Regional Characterization, and Developing a Correction for Wide-Swath Altimetry |
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GONI, Gustavo - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Assessment of the Meridional Overturning Circulation and Meridional Heat Transport and Their Meridional Variability in the South Atlantic Ocean |
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GRIFFIN, David A. - CSIRO |
| Altimetry for Real Time Applications and Climate Studies relevant to Australia |
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HAINES, Bruce J. - California Institute of Technology - JPL |
| The Harvest Experiment: Toward a Seamless 25-Year Altimeter Calibration Record |
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HORVATH, Alexander - Technical University Munich, Institute of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy (IAPG) |
| Impact of GOCE on MDT determination |
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HOYER, Jacob - Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) |
| Operational satellite altimetry in shelf and coastal seas |
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ICHIKAWA, Kaoru - Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University |
| Variations of sea surface height and flow fields in the western North Pacific and surrounding marginal seas |
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JANSSEN, Peter - ECMWF |
| Global assimilation of wind/wave at ECMWF |
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KAHLOUCHE, Salem - Algerian Space Agency, Division of Space Geodesy, Centre of Space Techniques |
| Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level: Causality and Forecasting with Multivariate Singular Spectrum Analysis |
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KELLY, Kathryn A. - University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Sources and Impacts of Variability of the Meridional Property Transports in the Atlantic Ocean |
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LEBEN, Robert R. - UCB |
| Multivariate Sea Level Reconstruction for Historical and Near Real-Time Ocean and Climate Monitoring |
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LEMOINE, Frank G. R. - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory |
| Improvement of Precise Orbit Determination Across the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason Missions and Development of a Seamless Altimeter Record |
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LI, Zhijin - California Institute of Technology - JPL |
| Multi-Scale Data Assimilation of Satellite Altimetry for Realtime Current Prediction in Coastal Oceans |
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MAXIMENKO, Nikolai - University of Hawaii |
| Multi-Scale Ocean Circulation in Satellite and In Situ Observations |
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MCGILLICUDDY, Dennis J. - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering |
| Physical and Biological Dynamics of Nonlinear Mesoscale Eddies: Satellite Observations, in situ Measurements, and Numerical Simulations on a Global Scale |
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MERTIKAS, Stelios P. - Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Laboratory, Mineral Resources Engineering Department |
| Gavdos-Crete Cal-Val for satellite altimetry missions: “Monitoring, Calibration and Validation of current (i.e., Jason-1, Jason-2/OSTM, HY-2) and future (i.e., Jason-3, Sentinel-3, Altika/SARAL) satellite altimetry measurements using the permanent facility on the islands of Gavdos and Crete, Greece" |
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MEYSSIGNAC, Benoît - LEGOS, CAZENAVE, Anny - LEGOS |
| Present-day sea level rise and variability: observations, causes and coastal impacts |
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MILLER, Laury - NOAA Lab for Satellite Altimetry |
| NOAA Climate and Operational Applications from Satellite Altimetry |
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MORROW, Rosemary - LEGOS |
| Altimetry activities at the Centre de Topographie des Océans et de l'Hydrosphère (CTOH) |
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NAEIJE, Marc - Delft University of Technology (TUDelft) |
| Global and regional altimetry CAL/VAL and science |
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NEREM, Robert Steven - University of Colorado, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research |
| The Climate Data Record of Sea Level Change: Influence of Decadal Variability |
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NINO, Fernando - LEGOS |
| Altimetric Waveforms In Coastal Regions and Continental Surfaces |
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PAPA, Fabrice - LEGOS |
| Variability of terrestrial freshwater storage in the Tropics from multi-satellite observations |
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PARK, Young-Hyang - LOCEAN |
| Poleward heat flux and ACC variability at choke points |
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PASCUAL, Ananda - Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, IMEDEA(CSIC-UIB) |
| MesoscAle veRtIcal motioN from satellite Altimetry and other sensors: comparison with numerical models and impacts on ocean chlorophyll (Acronym: MARINA) |
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PENDUFF, Thierry - LGGE |
| CHAOCEAN (low-frequency intrinsic variability in the eddying ocean : observations, simulations and processes) |
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QIU, Bo - University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept of Oceanography |
| Elucidating Multi-Scale Midlatitude Ocean Dynamics Using Satellite Altimetry and Numerical Modeling Data |
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QUARTLY, Graham - Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| TRIDENT III. UK's contribution to improving altimetry through cal/val, algorithm development in the coastal zone and oceanographic analyses |
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QUILFEN, Yves - LOS IFREMER |
| Observatory and Research on extreme PHEnomena over the Oceans (ORPHEO) |
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RAY, Richard D. - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Space Geodesy Branch |
| Studies of Ocean Surface Tides and Internal Tides with Satellite Altimetry |
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RHINES, Peter B. - University of Washington, School of Oceanography |
| Improved Estimates of Atlantic Meridional Circulation from Altimetry with Tracers, Drifters, Gliders and Argo Floats |
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RIO, Marie-Hélène - CLS |
| Comparison of multi-mission altimeter products to in-situ data, Computation of MDT, MSS and Global Ocean Observed Products |
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ROEMMICH, Dean - University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Sea Surface Height (SSH) and Steric Height: Understanding the Relationship Between SSH and Subsurface Ocean Temperature and Salinity Variability |
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ROSMORDUC, Vinca - CLS |
| Expanding altimetry outreach |
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SARACENO, Martin - UMI-IFAECI |
| Southwestern Atlantic currents from in-situ and satellite altimetry data |
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TAILLEUX, Rémi - University of Reading |
| 3Dfrom2D: Using theories of the ocean variability for linking the 3D ocean structure to 2D surface observations |
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THIBAUT, Pierre - CLS |
| Waveform Analysis and Improved Altimetric Parameters Estimations over deep-ocean, coastal zones, land areas and ice regions |
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TOURNADRE, Jean - IFREMER - LOS |
| ALTIBERG-2 |
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VANDEMARK, Douglas - UNH, EOS/OPAL |
| Exploiting synergies between ocean wind-wave modeling and satellite altimetry |
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VERRON, Jacques - LGGE |
| Scientific studies for the SARAL/AltiKa ka band altimetry satellite mission |
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VIGO, Isabel - Applied Mathematics – Space Geodesy Laboratory - University of Alicante |
| Basin Scale Geostrophy: a challenge for GOCE and altimetry data. The case of the Mediterranean Sea |
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VIVIER, Frédéric - LOCEAN |
| Mixed-layer Interannual variability in the Southern Ocean (MISO) |
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VOLKOV, Denis - UCLA - JIFRESSE |
| The Mediterranean and Black Seas: Analysis of Large Sea Level Anomalies |
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WEISBERG, Robert H. - University of South Florida, College of Marine Science |
| Satellite altimetry products in the eastern Gulf of Mexico: veracity testing and application |
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WILKIN, John - Rutgers University, IMCS |
| Analysis of coastal ocean circulation and coastal altimeter observing systems using variational methods in model-data integration |
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YAHIA, Hussein - INRIA |
| Icarode: Integration and Cascading for High Resolution Ocean Dynamics |
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ZARON, Edward D. - Portland State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Combined Estimation of Tides and Bathymetry from Multi-Satellite Altimetry |
