Articles | Volume 12, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3205-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3205-2020
Data description paper
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08 Dec 2020
Data description paper |  | 08 Dec 2020

A coastally improved global dataset of wet tropospheric corrections for satellite altimetry

Clara Lázaro, Maria Joana Fernandes, Telmo Vieira, and Eliana Vieira

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ED: Publish as is (28 Oct 2020) by Christian Voigt
AR by Clara Lázaro on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2020)
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Short summary
In satellite altimetry (SA), the wet tropospheric correction (WTC) accounts for the path delay induced mainly by atmospheric water vapour. In coastal regions, the accuracy of the WTC determined by the on-board radiometer deteriorates. The GPD+ methodology, developed by the University of Porto in the remit of ESA-funded projects, computes improved WTCs for SA. Global enhanced products are generated for all past and operational altimetric missions, forming a relevant dataset for coastal altimetry.
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