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...ormer USSR which expressed altitude in metres, and calibrated its aircraft altimeters to match. This continues to be the practice today with most former USSR cou ...

[[Radar|RADAR]] altimeters send [[microwave]] pulses to the surface and catch the reflection intensity ...ge is tremendous, allowing constant monitoring of the ocean surface. RADAR altimeters can also be used to determine the specific wave height and estimate wind ve ...

...cale eddies in the ocean have been made using sea surface height data from altimeters. <ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Chelton|first1=Dudley B.|last2=Schlax| ...