@article{fdi:010006161, title = {{A} comparison of coincidental time series of the ocean surface height by satellite altimeter, mooring, and inverted echo sounder}, author = {{K}atz, {E}.{J}. and {B}usalacchi, {A}. and {B}ushnell, {M}. and {G}onzalez, {F}. and {G}ourdeau, {L}ionel and {M}c{P}haden, {M}. and {P}icaut, {J}o{\¨e}l}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ltimetric measurements of sea surface height at two locations in the western tropical {P}acific {O}cean are compared to estimates of the dynamic sea surface height computed from cotemporal surface-to-bottom temperature/salinity measurements on moorings and acoustic travel time measured by bottom-moored inverted echo sounders. {T}he results show statistically high correlation between the in situ measurements at periods greater than 5 days and between the altimeter and in situ measurements at periods greater than 20 days. {T}he rms difference between any two modes of observation is consistently between 2 and 3 cm. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{NIVEAU} {MARIN} ; {SURFACE} {MARINE} ; {ACQUISITION} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {MESURE} {IN} {SITU} ; {SONAR} ; {ALTIMETRIE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {VARIATION} {TEMPORELLE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch}, volume = {100}, numero = {{C}12}, pages = {25,101--25,10}, ISSN = {0148-0227}, year = {1995}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010006161}, }