2. Data use cases

• Altimetry data processing for mesoscale studies: ocean eddies in the Kuroshio current
• Western boundary currents: the Gulf Stream and its seasonal variations
• Temporal water surface height variations in enclosed areas: the Amazon Basin
• Monitoring climate events: El Niño and ocean planetary waves
• Wind & waves: seasonal distribution of Significant Wave Height
• Monitoring climate events: mean sea level
• Hydrology: Aral Sea level
• Wind and wave: Altimetry for extreme weather studies: Hurricane Katrina