AVISO Altimetry - The Ocean, Altimetry and Climate group

<body BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#CC6633" VLINK="#336699" ALINK="#CC6633"> <TABLE width="100%"><TR><TD><P><BR> <H1><FONT FACE="Arial,SansSerif,Times">The Ocean, Altimetry and Climate group</FONT></H1> <H3>A leader in Europe, renowned worldwide</H3><P></TD><TD align="left" valign="middle"><A target="_top" HREF="/HTML/information/frames/presentation/pole_alti_uk.html"><IMG SRC="/images/information/presentation/poac_uk.gif" WIDTH=83 HEIGHT=75 BORDER=0 ALT=""></A></TD></TR></TABLE> <H1></H1>  <P> The <A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_oac_uk.html">Ocean, Altimetry and Climate</A> group, in Toulouse, France, has the skills needed to <A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_ensemble_uk.html">design, produce and operate:</A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_ensemble_uk.html">satellite altimeter systems</A>, <LI>satellite altimeter system ground segments, <LI>research, <A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_appli_uk.html">applications</A> and <A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_monde_uk.html">services</A>. </UL> Our aim: to give new momentum to the use of satellite altimetry data and the development of applications. And to support altimetry users wherever we can. <P> <A NAME="partenaires"></A> <center> <table width="100%" border=0> <TR> <td width="50%" align="CENTER" valign="bottom"><b><A HREF="http://www.cnes.fr" target="_blank">CNES</A> </b> <i>(Centre National d'Études Spatiales)</i><BR>The French space agency leads development of space systems and manages space projects. It also provides expertise in altimetry and precise orbit determination </td> <TD width="50%" align="CENTER" valign="top"><b><A HREF="http://www.cls.fr" TARGET="_blank">CLS</A> </b> <i>(Collecte Localisation Satellites)</i><BR>Processes satellite altimetry data and provides expertise in altimetry and its applications </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border=0> <TR> <TD align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE"><b><A HREF="http://www.meteo.fr/" TARGET="_blank">Météo France</A></b><BR>The French national weather service relies on satellite altimetry for forecasting and marine meteorology </td> <TD align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE"> <MAP NAME="pole"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="54,1, 210,116" HREF="http://www.cnes.fr" target="_blank" ALT="CNES"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="211,1, 321,116" HREF="http://www.cls.fr" TARGET="_blank" ALT="CLS"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="1,117, 96,238" HREF="http://www.meteo.fr/" TARGET="_blank" ALT="Météo-France"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="274,117, 394,232" HREF="http://www.shom.fr/" TARGET="_blank" ALT="SHOM"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="37,242, 258,326" HREF="http://www.obs-mip.fr/omp/legos/" TARGET="_blank" ALT="LEGOS/GRGS"> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="261,225, 352,3334" HREF="http://www.cerfacs.fr" TARGET="_blank" ALT="CERFACS"> </MAP> <IMG src="/images/information/presentation/pole.gif" width=400 height=337 usemap="#pole" BORDER=0 ALT="Ocean Altimetry and Climate Group in Toulouse, France"> </td> <TD align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE"><b><A HREF="http://www.shom.fr/" TARGET="_blank">SHOM</A> </b> <i>(Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine)</i><BR>The French Navy’s hydrography and oceanography department develops operational altimetry applications (operational analysis and forecasting system) </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border=0> <TR> <TD align="CENTER" width="50%" valign="top"><b><A HREF="http://www.obs-mip.fr/omp/legos/" TARGET="_blank">LEGOS</A> </b> <i>(Laboratoire d'Étude en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiale)</i><BR>French research centre specializing in space oceanography, geophysics and glaciology, altimetry and ocean modelling </td> <TD align="CENTER" width="50%" valign="top"><b><A HREF="http://www.cerfacs.fr" TARGET="_blank">CERFACS</a></b> <i>(Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique)</i><BR>European research centre providing ocean/atmosphere coupled models and seasonal climate forecasts </td> </tr> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> <P> <TABLE><TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.ceo.org/" TARGET="_blank"><IMG SRC="/images/information/presentation/ceo.gif" WIDTH=77 HEIGHT=64 BORDER=0 ALT=""></A></TD> <TD>The Ocean/Altimetry/Climate group is supported by <A HREF="http://www.cr-mip.fr/" TARGET="_blank">the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council</A> and <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/" TARGET="_blank">the European Union</A>'s <A HREF="http://www.ceo.org/" TARGET="_blank">Centre for Earth Observation</A>. We are gratefully using their support to develop this website and set up an on-line product catalogue.</TD> <TD><A HREF="http://www.cr-mip.fr/" TARGET="_blank"><IMG SRC="/images/information/presentation/midi_pyrenees.gif" WIDTH=45 HEIGHT=96 BORDER=0 ALT=""></A></TD></TR> </TABLE> <P> <H3>For more information:</H3> <UL> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://smsc.cnes.fr/" target="_blank">CNES</A> :</b> Sophie Coutin-Faye, <br> CNES, Division Altimétrie et Localisation Précise, 18 av. E. Belin 31401 Toulouse Cédex 4, France</p> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://www.cls.fr" TARGET="_blank">CLS</A> :</b> Philippe Gaspar, <br> CLS, 8-10 rue Hermès, Parc Technologique du Canal, 31526 Ramonville-StAgne, France</p> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://www.cerfacs.fr" TARGET="_blank">CERFACS</a> :</b> Jean-Claude André, <br> CERFACS, 42 av. G. Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse Cédex, France </p> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://www.meteo.fr/" TARGET="_blank">Météo France</A> :</b> Philippe Dandin, <br> Météo-France, 42 av. G. Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse Cédex, France</p> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://www.obs-mip.fr/omp/legos/" TARGET="_blank">LEGOS</A> :</b> Christian Le Provost, <br> LEGOS, 14 av. E. Belin, 31401 Toulouse Cédex 4, France</p> <LI><p><b><A HREF="http://www.shom.fr/" TARGET="_blank">SHOM</A> :</b> Pierre Bahurel, <br> BRESM/GRGS, 18 av. E. Belin 31401 Toulouse Cédex 4, France</p> </UL> <P> <TABLE width="100%"><TR><TD align="right"><A HREF="/HTML/information/presentation/poac_oac_uk.html"><IMG SRC="/images/information/icon/arrow_right_uk.gif" WIDTH=133 HEIGHT=26 BORDER=0 ALT=""></A></TD></TR></TABLE> <P>  #include <pied_page_uk.html> </body>