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Tomislav Bašić

Faculty of Geodesy

Professor Tomislav Bašić obtained an MSc in Surveying Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Geodetic Science from Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, in 1989. During his postdoctoral research at the Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, Dr. Bašić worked on the TOPEX/POSEIDON three-year prime mission research project for NASA. His research interests include physical geodesy, the Earth\'s gravity field, satellite altimetry, geodetic reference frames, and the application of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) technology for the establishment of fundamental geodetic networks and geo-kinematic studies.

Tomislav Bašić

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Satellite radar altimetry, as one of the basic space measurement techniques intended primarily for solving global geoscientific tasks by means of radar measurements from satellites towards the Earth, has become, primarily due to its accuracy, a key spatial technique for observing the ocean surface as well as many aspects of the land surface. During the last more than three decades, satellite altimetry has revolutionized the geosciences, especially oceanography, geophysics, and geodesy, enabling a much better understanding of the shape of the Earth’s sea level and its changes over time. In this way, it is possible to monitor natural- and human-induced changes in the balance of water masses. For researchers in the field of geosciences, satellite radar altimetry ensures the collection of high-precision global data of uniform accuracy on sea level and therefore is essential for quality unification of vertical height systems, regional and global geoid and gravity, as well as bathymetry modelling, monitoring the impact of sea level rise as well as the vertical movement of the Earth’s crust in coastal areas, ice melting detection, and more, all of which have a significant impact on climate and environmental studies. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the technology itself and some recent developments in using altimeter data to determine sea-level changes and sea-level variability, modelling marine bathymetry from satellite altimeter-derived gravity data, including the related issue of solving terrain corrections for gravity reduction, as well as the possibility of applying artificial intelligence in the monitoring of Earth’s changes.

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Satellite Altimetry Theory, Applications and Recent Advances Edited by Tomislav Bašić

Satellite Altimetry

Edited by Tomislav Bašić

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