Description:
TOPEX/Poseidon is the result of a partnership between the U.S. and France to monitor global ocean circulation, discover the tie between the oceans and atmosphere, and improve global climate predictions. Every 10 days, the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite measures global sea level. A web site on bathymetry outlines the role of altimetry in making bathymetric maps. The site provides links to obtaining bathymetric charts, and to another web site that explains the methods of deriving this map from ocean altimetry as well as uses for this type of information.

Organization:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

URL:
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/science/bathymetry.html

Contact:
Susan Digby topex@jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (818) 354-4321

Cost:
None

Education Level:
General

Subject:
Bathymetry
Mapping
Oceanography -Physical

Resource Type:
Internet Site

Date Added to teachearth.com:
12/15/00