A supplement to the Geosat CD-ROM Handbook is in preparation. It will be maintained on-line, accessable by web browsers or ftp. This will allow it to be kept current and to include feedback/advice from users.

The following is an outline of the handbook supplement:

Orbit Determination (Williamson and Nerem)

Mean Sea Surface (Rapp)

Wet Troposphere (Lillibridge)

Dry Troposphere (Lillibridge)

Ionosphere (Bilitza and Beckley)

Sea State Bias (Gaspar)

Timing Bias (Wagner and Shum)

Height Bias and Drift (Hayne and Hancock)

Sigma Naught Calibration (Hayne and Hancock)

Ocean Tide Model (Eanes)

Wind Speed (Freilich)

Significant Wave Height (Hayne)

GDRs Over Land and Ice (Brenner)