Oceanic Research and Applications Division Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry LSA specializes in the analysis of satellite altimeter data related to problems in physical oceanography and marine geophysics. The following projects are presently active in our group.
Data are available along the satellite track, in gridded form, or as color maps.
ERS-2 data are processed daily by LSA within a few hours of collection by the satellite. These data will complement those collected by Geosat during 1985-89. Geophysics Research - Altimetry contributes to determination of gravity anomalies over the ocean. These fields provide information about plate tectonics and bottom topography. Areas of specialty include the polar regions and the southwest Pacific.