Definition of "altimetric" [altimetric]

• Of or pertaining to altimetry (adjective)
• By means of an altimeter (adjective)

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• "~ La Niña Persists -- "The tropical Pacific Ocean remains in the grips of a cool La Niña, as shown by new data of sea-level heights from mid-October of 2007, collected by the U.S-French Jason altimetric satellite.""
• "Estimates made here produce a global mean of about 1.6 mm yr−1, or about 60% of the pure altimetric estimate, of which about 70% is from the addition of freshwater."
• "The widely quoted altimetric global average values may well be correct, but the accuracies being inferred in the literature are not testable by existing in situ observations."