@article{fdi:42205,
  title = {{C}omparison of the altimetric signal with in situ measurements in the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean},
  author = {{A}rnault, {S}abine and {G}ourdeau, {L}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n intensive survey of {XBT} and surface salinity sampling was carried out during september/october 1988 to compare surface dynamic heigh anomalies and altimetric anomalies along a line close to a {GEOSAT} satellite track in the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean, 15°{N}-18°{S}. {H}ydrography and altimetry agree within 4 cm rms, except in the {S}outhern part of the section ({S}outh of 5°{S}). {I}n the {N}orthern hemisphere, the correlation between the two data sets is about 0.80 and the two power spectra present the same energy level .... {T}he hydrographic data show an unusual tongue of fresh water around 7°{N} that results in positive dynamic height anomalies of about 10 dyn cm. {T}he {GEOSAT} data analysed during the same period also show these anomalies with a similar scale. ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{ALTIMETRIE} ; {ACQUISITION} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {HAUTEUR} {DYNAMIQUE} ; {NIVEAU} {MARIN} ; {SALINITE} ; {MESURE} {IN} {SITU} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {TROPICAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}eep {S}ea {R}esearch},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {3/4},
  pages = {481--499},
  ISSN = {0198-0149},
  year = {1992},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42205},
}