Sea Level and Currents

The purpose of satellite altimetry is to study the ocean general circulation; it's large-scale, low-frequency variability, its turbulent eddy component, and associated transport properties, among many other problems.

We study the ocean circulation using altimeter data and observations as well as numerical models, either separately or combined through state estimation procedures. The outcome of those studies is important for the dynamical interpretation of ocean observations and for the improvement of present ocean general circulation models; in simulating observed circulation properties.