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valleys of Earth's land surface depicted on a topographic map. These variations are expressed in terms of average sea surface height (SSH) relative to Earth's...

usually refers to a height in the air (above sea level) and elevation refers to height on the surface [of the Earth] above (or below) sea level. Stulp, G;...

retrieving sea surface height, a microwave scatterometer to retrieve wind speeds and direction, a microwave radiometer to retrieve sea surface temperature...

example, if we assume a flat sea surface (Beaufort state 0), and a sudden wind flow blows steadily across the sea surface, the physical wave generation...

broadcasting, a height above ground level (AGL or HAGL) is a height measured with respect to the underlying ground surface. This is as opposed to height above mean...

location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential...

that surface"; ISO 6709 (2008 version) makes the following additional definition: altitude: "height where the chosen reference surface is mean sea level"...

in height above sea level, although what "sea level" actually means is a more complex issue than might at first be thought: the height of the sea surface...

Sea surface temperature (or ocean surface temperature) is the temperature of ocean water close to the surface. The exact meaning of surface varies in...

nondimensional logarithm of surface pressure. The average value of surface pressure on Earth is 985 hPa. This is in contrast to mean sea-level pressure, which...

dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough. Wave height is a term used by...

Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite, was an international Earth observation satellite altimeter joint mission for sea surface height measurements...

and October (marked by the steep slope of the curve). The rise in sea surface height (SSH) is attributed to rainfall, fresh water influx from rivers, and...

variable boundary to the east from semiannual changes in sea surface height (SSH) in the Amundsen Sea. Circulation in the Ross Gyre has been estimated to be...

station reports water temperature and pressure (which are converted to sea-surface height, not unlike a depth gauge or a pressure tide gauge) every 15 minutes...

Hypsometer Jason-1 and Ocean Surface Topography Mission (Jason-2) are satellite missions that use altimeters to measure sea surface height Level sensor Lidar Pressure...

Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights...

of the sea surface and allowing scientists to study smaller features than could be seen by one satellite. The record of global sea surface height begun...

1886–1889 to measure the surface temperatures and record the tides. They also documented the cyclonal character of the sea currents. Other notable expeditions...

eddies, caused by baroclinic instability. When the ocean contains a sea surface height gradient this creates a jet or current, such as the Antarctic Circumpolar...