Documents

This page lists all documents available on this site. Shorter subsections of this list can be accessed from the homepages of each of the GAMBLE themes.

General:

GAMBLE Final Report (415 KB PDF document)


Framework for recommended research programme, Final Recommendations - Peter Challenor, SOC (266 KB PDF file)
Recommendations for future altimeter programmes (satellites, payloads and orbits)- Yves Menard, CNES (267 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE Description of Work, 30 Oct 2001 (476 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE Project Definition, 10 January 2003 (841 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE annual report (covering 1 Feb 2002 - 31 January 2003) (321 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE six monthly progress report, third period (1 Feb 2003 - 31 July 2003) (283 KB PDF file)
The Future Role of Satellite Altimetry, early recommendations from the GAMBLE project, paper presented at the EUMETSAT 2003 Meteorological Conference (390 KB PDF file)

Administration:

Forms for 6-monthly cost statements (13 KB PDF file)
Thematic Networks model contract (178 KB PDF file)

Detailed information on new altimeter concepts

Alcatel report: Radar state of the art and new concepts for GAMBLE (261 KB PDF file)
ALTIKA: A micro-satellite Ka-band altimetry mission (83 KB PDF file)
WITTEX: An innovative multi-satellite radar altimeter constellation (193 KB PDF file)
WSOA: The measurement capabilities of wide-swath ocean altimeters (536 KB PDF file)
High-resolution ocean topography from GPS reflections (140 KB PDF file)

Kick-off meeting:

Kick-Off Meeting information document (63 KB PDF file)
Kick-Off Meeting minutes (216 KB PDF file)
Introduction, objectives, mission status - Yves Menard, CNES (519 KB PDF file)
Swimsat - Danièle Hauser, CETP/CNRS (359 KB PDF file)
Contract and finance issues - Ellis Ash, Satellite Observing Systems (126 KB PDF file)
Theme 2 presentation: Sea state error budgets, features, detectibility - Luigi Cavaleri, ISDGM (62 KB PDF file)
Theme 3 presentation: Orbit determination and satellite tracking - Eelco Doornbos, DEOS (489 KB PDF file)
Theme 6 presentation: Constellation opitimization workshop - Yves Menard, CNES (425 KB PDF file)

Theme 1: Sea height error budgets, feature detectibility:

GAMBLE interim report, theme 1, November 2002 (189 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE final report, theme 1, April 2003 (189 KB PDF file)
An illustration of the unique contribution of the TOPEX/Poseidon - Jason-1 tandem mission to mesoscale variability studies. GAMBLE WP2 - Supplementary Report (2.02 MB PDF-file)

Themes 1 and 3 workshop documents:

Workshop agenda and minutes

Agenda of the Delft workshop
Draft minutes of the Delft workshop (172 KB PDF-file)

Location

Delft University Campus Map with directions to the Faculteit TBM (197 KB PDF-file)

Presentations

Day 1

Wide-Swath Ocean Altimeter, presented by Eric Thouvenot, CNES (1924 KB PDF-file)
ALTIKA: A Ka-band altimetry payload to contribute in ocean and ice observing systems, by Patrick Vincent, CNES (960 KB PDF-file)
GANDER, by David Cotton, SOS (132 KB PDF-file)
Bistatic delay-doppler radar altimeter and mission concepts, presented by C.K. Shum, Ohio State University (3338 KB PDF-file)
About altimetry and coastal ocean dynamics, by Baptiste Mourre, LEGOS-CNES (6356 KB PDF-file)
GANDER: SSH issues, by David Cotton, SOS (101 KB PDF-file)

Day 2

Theme 2 issues related to orbits and tracking, by David Cotton, SOS (78 KB PDF-file)
The contribution of SLR to satellite altimeter missions, by Ron Noomen, DEOS/TUDelft (594 KB PDF-file)
The current evolutions of the DORIS system, presented by Patrick Vincent, CNES (1306 KB PDF-file)
Kinematic and dynamic precise orbit determination using GPS, Drazen Svehla and Markus Rothacher, FESG/IAPG, Technical University Munich (1996 KB PDF file)
Space GNSS activities at Surrey, by Maarten Meerman, SSTL (1468 KB PDF-file)
Aspects of precise orbit determination for geodetic and altimetric missions: current issues and future trends, by Phil Moore, department of Geomatics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (622 KB PDF-file)
Orbit choices and orbit issues, presented by C.K. Shum, Ohio State University (4601 KB PDF-file)
Gravity field modeling and altimetry: perspectives, by Pieter Visser, DEOS/TUDelft (335 KB PDF-file)
Non-gravitational force modelling for POD of altimetry satellites, by Eelco Doornbos, DEOS/TUDelft (674 KB PDF-file)

Theme 2: Sea state error budgets, feature detectibility:

Theme 2 presentation for the kick-off meeting: Sea state error budgets, features, detectibility - Luigi Cavaleri, ISDGM (62 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE interim report, theme 2, July 2002 (1226 KB PDF file - screen quality)
GAMBLE final report, theme 2, January 2003 (1327 KB PDF file)
GAMBLE final report, theme 2, January 2003 (6965 KB Word file)

Theme 2 workshop documents:

Workshop agenda

Agenda for the Venice workshop (PDF file, 112 KB)

Location, accommodation and other details

Invitation letter for the GAMBLE workshop by Luigi Cavaleri (PDF file, 48 KB)
Venice map, location of ISDGM by Luigi Cavaleri (PDF file, 560 KB)

Briefing notes and supporting documents

Briefing notes (PDF file, 174 KB)
Pro-forma tables for the discussion groups (PDF file, 170 KB)
GAMBLE interim report, theme 2, July 2002 (1226 KB PDF file - screen quality)
GAMBLE interim report, theme 2, July 2002 (6235 KB Word file - printer quality)

Abstracts

Suggested use of altimetry in storm surge forecasting connected with tropical cyclones (58 KB PDF file)

Presentations

Aims of the meeting, by David Cotton, SOS (230 KB PDF file)
Radar remote sensing of the sea surface, by Susanne Lehner, DLR (23777 KB PDF file - Warning: extremely large file!)
Wave forecasting and satellite data: research and development activities at Méteo-France, by Jean-Michel Lefèvre, Méteo-France (913 KB PDF file)

Minutes

Minutes of the GAMBLE Sea State Workshop (164 KB PDF file)

Theme 3: Orbit determination and satellite tracking:
Theme 3 presentation for the kick-off meeting: Orbit determination and satellite tracking - Eelco Doornbos, DEOS (489 KB PDF file)
Interim report for theme 3 (803 KB PDF file)
Final report for theme 3 (1336 KB PDF file)

Mid-term progress review:

Agenda and supporting documents

Agenda for the mid term progress review meeting (PDF file, 77 KB)
GAMBLE progress overview for the steering group (PDF file, 74 KB)
WP2 (sea height) summary (PDF file, 122 KB)
WP3 (sea state) summary (PDF file, 122 KB)
WP4 (orbits & tracking) summary (PDF file, 74 KB)

Presentations

Progress overview (PDF file, 221 KB)
Participation and communication (PDF file, 62 KB)
WP2: Sea height (PDF file, 1497 KB)
WP4: Orbits & tracking (PDF file, 2008 KB)
WP5: Marine operators workshop (PDF file, 67 KB)
WP7: Defining a research programme (PDF file, 36 KB)
WP8: Constellation optimization (PDF file, 1712 KB)

Reports

Mid-term review technical report on error budgets and technical solutions (PDF file, 485 KB)

Theme 4: Offshore operators workshop

Offshore Operators workshop - Final Report (1.04 MB PDF file)
Operators workshop - Draft report and discussion document (1.01 MB PDF file)
Workshop agenda (177 KB PDF file)

Workshop presentations

Introduction (338 KB PDF file)
Discussion (157 KB PDF file)
Nowcasting (600 KB PDF file)
Sampling (1025 KB PDF file)
Operational oceanographic needs for the offshore oil and gas industry (631 KB PDF file)
Altimeter products to support the offshore renewables energy market (596 KB PDF file)
Oceanographic services at the Met Office (567 KB PDF file)
Ocean currents from altimetry (1.10 MB PDF file)
Mercator-Ocean in a few words (2.91 MB PDF file)
Altimetry missions 2003-2010 (1.02 MB PDF file)

Theme 5: Research Programme

Framework for recommended research programme, Final Recommendations - Peter Challenor, SOC (266 KB PDF file)

Theme 6: Constellation optimization workshop:

Work package report

Recommendations for future altimeter programmes (satellites, payloads and orbits)- Yves Menard, CNES (267 KB PDF file)

Workshop presentations

Combination of altimetry and modelling to assess the capability of different observing scenarios to describe coastal dynamics - Baptiste Mourre (4 MB PDF file).
Summary of WP2 - Pierre-Yves LeTraon (2 MB PDF file)
Summary of WP4 - Eelco Doornbos (2.4 MB PDF file)
Small satellites in constellation - Alex da Silva Curiel (6.7 MB PDF file)
French Navy METOC support requirements Aspects - Laurent Kerléguer (1.3 MB PDF file)

Other presentations

Theme 6 presentation for the kick-off meeting: Constellation opitimization workshop - Yves Menard, CNES (425 KB PDF file)

Final workshop in Arles

Session 1: The GAMBLE project and the outlook for altimetry in the next 15 years

The GAMBLE project - D. Cotton, SOS (1.4 MB PDF file)
CNES Perspectives in Altimetry - E. Thouvenot, CNES (321 KB PDF file)
CryoSat and Future Satellite Oceanography Missions in the context of GMES & Godae - J. Benveniste, ESA (729 KB PDF file)
Satellite Altimetry: 15 year outlook, a U.S. perspective - E. Lindstrom, NASA (1.8 MB PDF file)

Session 2: Requirements for altimeter data in ocean dynamics

The Global Sea Level Network - P. Woodworth, POL (1 MB PDF file)
High resolution altimetry and modelling to assess the capability of different observing scenarios to describe coastal dynamics - B. Mourre, LEGOS (4.6 MB PDF file)
Monitoring the mesoscale ocean with multi-satellite altimetric missions: a data assimiliation study - F. Debost, LEGI (1.7 MB PDF file)
French Navy METOC support requirements Aspects - L. Kerléguer, SHOM (2.2 MB PDF file)
Climate and operational oceanography requirements and Summary - P.Y. Le Traon, CLS (9.5 MB PDF file)

Session 3: Requirements for altimeter data in Sea State forecast and Offshore. Inland hydrology applications

SWIMSAT: A satellite mission proposed to measure sea state, including spectral properties of ocean waves - D. Hauser, CETP (561 KB PDF file)
Impact of using several altimeters for improving numerical wave analyses and forecasts (908 KB PDF file)
Maxwave, extreme wave analysis - S. Lehner, DLR (19.8 MB PDF file)
Operational requirements for sea state & surface current data from the offshore industry - D. Cotton, SOS (853 KB PDF file)
Global rirver and lake monitoring from multi-mission altimetry - P. Berry, De Montfort University (521 KB PDF file)
Summary - L. Caveleri, ISMAR (81 KB PDF file)

Session 4: Future altimeter systems, recommendations and summary

Issues in orbit tracking and orbit error reduction - E. Doornbos, Delft University of Technology (3.4 MB PDF file)
Features of proposed radar altimeter systems - L. Phalippou, Alcatel Space (974 KB PDF file)
GNSS reflections for spaceborne ocean monitoring - O. Germain, Starlab (2.9 MB PDF file)
Small satellites - A. da Silva Curiel, SSTL (5.8 MB PDF file)
Reccomendations of priorities for future research - P. Challenor, SOC (2.2 MB file)
Options for future missions - Recommendations - Y. Menard, CNES (247 KB PDF file)
Closing discussion - T. Allan, SOS (265 KB PDF file)