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| Whittaker, Joanne M.; Muller, R. Dietmar; Roest, Walter; Wessel, Paul; Smith, Walter H. F.. |
| Seafloor roughness varies considerably across the world's ocean basins and is fundamental to controlling the circulation and mixing of heat in the ocean(1) and dissipating eddy kinetic energy(2). Models derived from analyses of active mid- ocean ridges suggest that ocean floor roughness depends on seafloor spreading rates(3), with rougher basement forming below a half- spreading rate threshold of 30 - 35 mm yr(-1) ( refs 4, 5), as well as on the local interaction of mid- ocean ridges with mantle plumes or coldspots(6). Here we present a global analysis of marine gravity- derived roughness, sediment thickness, seafloor isochrons and palaeo-spreading rates(7) of Cretaceous to Cenozoic ridge flanks. Our analysis reveals that, after eliminating effects related... |
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| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6219.pdf |
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| Verron, Jacques; Bonnefond, Pascal; Aouf, Lofti; Birol, Florence; Bhowmick, Suchandra A.; Calmant, Stephane; Conchy, Taina; Cretaux, Jean-francois; Dibarboure, Gerald; Dubey, A. K.; Faugere, Yannice; Guerreiro, Kevin; Gupta, P. K.; Hamon, Mathieu; Jebri, Fatma; Kumar, Raj; Morrow, Rosemary; Pascual, Ananda; Pujol, Marie-isabelle; Remy, Elisabeth; Remy, Frederique; Smith, Walter H. F.; Tournadre, Jean; Vergara, Oscar. |
| The India-France SARAL/AltiKa mission is the first Ka-band altimetric mission dedicated primarily to oceanography. The mission objectives were firstly the observation of the oceanic mesoscales but also global and regional sea level monitoring, including the coastal zone, data assimilation, and operational oceanography. SARAL/AltiKa proved also to be a great opportunity for inland waters applications, for observing ice sheet or icebergs, as well as for geodetic investigations. The mission ended its nominal phase after three years in orbit and began a new phase (drifting orbit) in July 2016. The objective of this paper is to highlight some of the most remarkable achievements of the SARAL/AltiKa mission in terms of scientific applications. Compared to the... |
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Palavras-chave: Altimetry; Ka-band; Oceanography; Hydrology; Ice; Geodesy. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71248/69623.pdf |
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