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Directory Identifier: GRAVCD-geo44des
Directory Title: GEOSAT 44: High-Accuracy, High-Resolution Gravity Profiles (from the first 2 years of the GEOSAT Exact Repeat Mission)
Principal Investigator: Professor David T. Sandwell

Contributing Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, CA 92093

Summary: This satellite altimeter data base contains precise geoid and gravity anomaly profiles which were constructed from the average of 44 repeat cycles of Geosat. The data are contained in two files: (1) geo44asc.bin (987755 records) contains the ascending profiles which run southeast to northwest between 72S and 72N, and (2) geo44des.bin (991313 records) contains all of the descending profiles. The data parameters in addition to time and location are geoid height, gravity anomaly and uncertainty in gravity anomaly.

Additional information is available.

NOTE: GEOSAT66 data has been received from Scripps Oceanographic Institute, (Dr. David Sandwell). Due to its increased size it is not included on this CD-ROM. The data is, however, available from NGDC.

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