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2003 Images of the Month

Dec. 2003: Warm waters: Aftereffects of 2003 heat wave on the Mediterranean sea surface temperature, as seen by models assimilating altimetry
Nov. 2003: Aral Sea: nothing new under the Sun: The catastrophic shrinking of the Aral Sea level is continuing. However, this drying-up of the Aral Sea is not the first in History.
Oct. 2003: Black Sea forecasting: Altimeter measurements provide data for operational nowcasting and forecasting of the basin-scale circulation of the Black Sea.
Sep. 2003: Scaling the waves: Altimetry cannot give the wave heights every hour, but it is a good technique for identifying trends and gives some idea of the minimum and maximum heights.
Aug. 2003: Sea salt seen by altimeters: Since salinity along with temperature, determines the water density, it thus has an impact on ocean circulation, and thus can be estimated using altimetry
Jul. 2003: Currents steered by gaps in the ridges: Sea floor relief (or bathymetry) affects the sea surface topography
Jun. 2003: Combining sensors: Measurements at sea complete, extend and are used as reference with respect to space techniques
May 2003: Flying tandem: T/P - Jason-1 tandem shows the possibilities of a constellation of optimized altimetric satellites.
Apr. 2003: A looping current: The Loop Current enters the Gulf of Mexico between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba, and makes a loop. Sometimes, this loop breaks, and forms a lone eddy.
Mar. 2003: Africa's Great Lakes: Twelve African lakes can be monitored since 1992 from Topex/Poséidon
Feb. 2003: Ocean currents: Large scale ocean currents flow along the lines of equal dynamic topography
Jan. 2003: Altimetry and phytoplankton: Ocean color measurements are interesting for understanding phytoplankton life cycle, with respect to the physical parameters of the ocean when combined with altimetry.