How satellite images become sea-level measurements (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

How satellite images become sea-level measurements

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How satellite images become sea-level measurements. Left image CoastSat estimated shoreline positions over a single month (Source Kilian Vos). Right Image Schematic of how sea-level can be recovered using knowledge of the beach-slope and simple trigonometry. Image credit: Thomas Monahan.

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Thomas Monahan.

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