Oceanographic and geophysical applications of satellite altimetry

An analysis of the variation of ocean floor bathymetry and heat flow with age

1977 • 2,778 citations

A New Class of Faults and their Bearing on Continental Drift

1965 • 1,296 citations

Subducted slabs and the geoid: Constraints on mantle rheology and flow

1984 • 725 citations

On isostatic geoid anomalies

1978 • 321 citations

Global mesoscale variability from collinear tracks of SEASAT altimeter data

1983 • 292 citations

Analysis and retracking of continental ice sheet radar altimeter waveforms

1983 • 273 citations

Evidence for small‐scale mantle convection from Seasat altimeter data

1986 • 253 citations

HOTSPOT SWELLS

1983 • 250 citations

Folding of oceanic lithosphere

1985 • 222 citations

Methods of satellite oceanography

1985 • 216 citations

Slope‐induced errors in radar altimetry over continental ice sheets

1983 • 213 citations

Convection beneath young oceanic lithosphere: Implications for thermal structure and gravity

1986 • 197 citations

Digital images of combined oceanic and continental data sets and their use in tectonic studies

1983 • 185 citations

Surface elevation contours of greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets

1983 • 185 citations

Bathymetric prediction from SEASAT altimeter data

1983 • 162 citations

Thermal stresses in the oceanic lithosphere: Evidence from geoid anomalies at fracture zones

1986 • 136 citations

A review of satellite altimeter measurement of sea surface wind speed: With a proposed new algorithm

1985 • 128 citations

On the wave number spectrum of oceanic mesoscale variability observed by the SEASAT altimeter

1983 • 124 citations

On geoid heights and flexure of the lithosphere at seamounts

1984 • 116 citations

A detailed view of the South Pacific geoid from satellite altimetry

1984 • 115 citations

Dynamic transfer of simulated altimeter data into subsurface information by a numerical ocean model

1986 • 115 citations

Thermomechanical evolution of oceanic fracture zones

1984 • 112 citations

The determination of geoid undulations and gravity anomalies from SEASAT altimeter data

1983 • 106 citations

Estimation of oceanic eddy transports from satellite altimetry

1986 • 106 citations

Jakobshavns Glacier drainage basin: A balance assessment

1984 • 103 citations

Heat flow observations on the Bermuda Rise and thermal models of midplate swells

1986 • 102 citations

Formation of seafloor swells by mantle plumes

1986 • 100 citations

Rifting of old oceanic lithosphere

1986 • 98 citations

Gravity model improvement for SEASAT

1982 • 96 citations

Geographically correlated orbit error and its effect on satellite altimetry missions

1985 • 86 citations

Global satellite measurements of water vapour, wind speed and wave height

1981 • 79 citations

Seasat observations of flexure: Evidence for a strong lithosphere

1985 • 77 citations

Geoid anomalies across fracture zones and the thickness of the lithosphere

1979 • 77 citations

Gravity anomalies and sea surface heights derived from a combined GEOS 3/Seasat altimeter data set

1986 • 73 citations

The relationship between gravity and bathymetry in the Pacific Ocean

1985 • 72 citations

Space Geodesy and Geodynamics

1987 • 71 citations

Global mean sea surface based upon the Seasat altimeter data

1986 • 70 citations

The accuracy of altimetric surfaces

1984 • 62 citations

Recent progress in the application of satellite altimetry to observing the mesoscale variability and general circulation of the oceans

1983 • 59 citations

Radial variations of a satellite orbit due to gravitational errors: Implications for satellite altimetry

1985 • 58 citations

Observing large‐scale temporal variability of ocean currents by satellite altimetry: With application to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

1985 • 58 citations

An analysis of geoid anomalies across the Mendocino Fracture Zone: Implications for thermal models of the lithosphere

1981 • 53 citations

Bathymetry estimates in the southern oceans from Seasat altimetry

1983 • 52 citations

Rifts and swells: Geophysical constraints on causality

1983 • 49 citations

Global gravity and mantle convection

1972 • 49 citations

Mapping Ice-Sheet Margins from Radar Altimetry Data

1983 • 49 citations

Satellite altimeter measurements of sea state—An algorithm comparison

1979 • 48 citations

Altimetry, Orbits and Tides

1984 • 48 citations

Sea level variations: Monitoring the breath of the Pacific

1979 • 48 citations

Detection of seamount signatures in SEASAT altimeter data using matched filters

1983 • 47 citations

Observing global ocean circulation with SEASAT altimeter data

1984 • 44 citations

The potential for ocean prediction and the role of altimeter data

1984 • 44 citations

Absolute measurement by satellite altimetry of dynamic topography of the Pacific Ocean

1983 • 44 citations

When does small-scale convection begin beneath oceanic lithosphere?

1985 • 42 citations

Thermal and mechanical constraints on the lithosphere beneath the Marquesas swell

1986 • 42 citations

On crossover adjustment in satellite altimetry and its oceanographic implications

1986 • 42 citations

Comparison of GEOS‐3 and SEASAT Altimeter Resolution Capabilities

1986 • 42 citations

An Estimate of Global Absolute Dynamic Topography

1984 • 41 citations

The GEOSAT Altimeter Mission: A milestone in satellite oceanography

1986 • 40 citations

Sampling strategies and model assimilation of altimetric data for ocean monitoring and prediction

1986 • 38 citations

Seasat altimetry, the North Atlantic geoid, and evaluation by shipborne subsatellite profiles

1984 • 37 citations

Residual geoid anomalies in Atlantic Ocean Basin: Relationship to mantle plumes

1984 • 35 citations

Global circulation from SEASAT altimeter data

1985 • 35 citations

Southern ocean mean monthly waves and surface winds for winter 1978 by Seasat radar altimeter

1983 • 34 citations

Seasat observations of lithospheric flexure seaward of trenches

1984 • 34 citations

Seasonal variation in wind speed and sea state from global satellite measurements

1984 • 33 citations

Seasat‐derived gravity over the Musicians Seamounts

1986 • 33 citations

Temporal Variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Observed from Satellite Altimetry

1984 • 32 citations

Accurate measurement of mean sea level changes by altimetric satellites

1986 • 31 citations

Eddy energy of the northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico determined from GEOS 3 altimetry

1983 • 30 citations

Accuracy estimate of geoid and ocean topography recovered jointly from satellite altimetry

1986 • 30 citations

The sea state correction for GEOS 3 and SEASAT satellite altimeter data

1983 • 30 citations

Global nondynamic orbit improvement for altimetric satellites

1986 • 29 citations

Regional mean sea surfaces based on GEOS‐3 and SEASAT altimeter data

1984 • 29 citations

The reflection of airborne UV laser pulses from the ocean

1984 • 29 citations

Advances in satellite oceanography

1983 • 28 citations

Altimeter data and geoid error in mesoscale ocean prediction: Some results from a primitive equation model

1986 • 28 citations

Applications of SEASAT altimeter data in seismotectonic studies of the south‐central PACIFIC

1983 • 27 citations

Electromagnetic bias of 36‐GHZ radar altimeter measurements of MSL

1984 • 27 citations

Collinear‐track altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico from SEASAT: Measurements, models, and surface truth

1983 • 27 citations

On determining the large‐scale ocean circulation from satellite altimetry

1983 • 26 citations

Sea surface description requirements for electromagnetic scattering calculations

1986 • 25 citations

Sea level time series in the equatorial Pacific from satellite altimetry

1986 • 24 citations

Rain and cloud effects on a satellite dual-frequency radar altimeter system operating at 13.5 and 35 GHz

1984 • 22 citations

SEASAT geoid anomalies and the Macquarie Ridge complex

1985 • 22 citations

TOPEX: Observing the oceans from space

1984 • 22 citations

Correlation of geoid and depth anomalies over the Agulhas Plateau

1983 • 21 citations

On the accuracy of gravimetric geoids and the recovery of oceanographic signals from altimetry

1984 • 21 citations

Estimation of seamount compensation using satellite altimetry

1982 • 20 citations

Detailed gravity anomalies and sea surface heights derived from GEOS-3/Seasat altimeter data

1985 • 20 citations

Electromagnetic bias of 10‐GHZ radar altimeter measurements of MSL

1984 • 19 citations

Satellite altimetric measurements of the ocean. Report of the TOPEX Science Working Group

1981 • 19 citations

Roughness of the marine geoid from SEASAT altimetry

1983 • 18 citations

An analysis of a satellite multibeam altimeter

1984 • 18 citations

Along-track deflection of the vertical from Seasat : GEBCO overlays

1984 • 17 citations

Altimeter height measurement error introduced by the presence of variable cloud and rain attenuation

1986 • 16 citations

Ionospheric Variations Affecting Altimeter Measurements: A Brief Synopsis

1984 • 14 citations

On gravity from SST, geoid from Seasat, and plate age and fracture zones in the Pacific

1984 • 14 citations

Satellite altimetry

1983 • 13 citations

Satellite remote sensing over ice

1986 • 13 citations

Chapter 9 Observations of the Polar Regions from Satellites using Active and Passive Microwave Techniques

1985 • 12 citations

Applications of Satellite Altimetry to Oceanography and Geophysics

1984 • 12 citations

A bathymetry and altimetry profile across the Southwest Indian Ridge crest at 31°S latitude

1985 • 12 citations

A survey of oceanographic satellite altimetric missions

1984 • 12 citations

Applications of satellite altimetry to oceanography and geophysics

1984 • 12 citations

The SEASAT altimeter wet tropospheric range correction revisited

1984 • 12 citations

A Study of the Variability of Ocean Currents in the Northwestern Atlantic Using Satellite Altimetry

1983 • 10 citations

On the determination of the deflection of the vertical by satellite altimetry

1984 • 9 citations

M2 ocean tide at Cobb Seamount from SEASAT altimeter data

1983 • 9 citations

Ice sheet surface features from satellite radar altimetry

1984 • 8 citations

Satellite techniques for determining the geopotential of sea surface elevations

1986 • 6 citations

Achieving improved frequency response of the rain structure from spaceborne radar altimeters by employing deconvolution methods

1986 • 5 citations

Comment on “Seasonal variation in wind speed and sea state from global satellite measurements” by D. Sandwell and R. Agreen

1985 • 4 citations

The potential of satellite‐based radar altimeters

1984 • 4 citations

Mesoscale Variability between New York and Bermuda from Repeated XBT Sections and Satellite Altimetry

1985 • 3 citations

Remote sensing by radar altimetry

1984 • 2 citations