@article{fdi:010048267,
  title = {{I}mproving resolution and accuracy of mean sea surface from kinematic {GPS}, {V}anuatu subduction zone},
  author = {{B}ouin, {M}. {N}. and {B}allu, {V}al{\'e}rie and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane and {P}elletier, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}atellite altimetry provides an ocean mean sea surface ({MSS}) map with global coverage and overall excellent precision. {H}owever, in some areas, like the {V}anuatu archipelago, the coverage and resolution of this tool are not sufficient to correctly map the short scale undulations of the sea surface, due to numerous islands and to strong lithospheric and mantle heterogeneities. {N}ew applications such as seafloor geodesy may require local mean surface representation with improved resolution in specific areas. {W}e used sea surface height collected with kinematic {GPS} during three different cruises in 2004, 2006 and 2007 to reconstruct a homogeneous sea surface map around {S}anto {I}sland, {V}anuatu. {W}e assess the accuracy of this {GPS}-derived local sea surface to 6-19 cm and evaluate the quality of existing altimetry and gravity-derived {MSS}s on the {V}anuatu archipelago. {O}bserved short scale undulations are interpreted as due to local geodynamics.},
  keywords = {{M}ean sea surface ; {K}inematic {GPS} ; {A}ltimetry ; {G}eoid},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eodesy},
  volume = {83},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1017--1030},
  ISSN = {0949-7714},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00190-009-0320-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048267},
}