Satellite altimeters provide accurate measures of significant wave height and wind speed. 


Video from the MOOC "Oceans from Space" giving a 1-minute introduction to altimetry data.

Video from the MOOC "Oceans from Space" gives a brief overview of the history of altimetry data.

 Altimeter

Read-only the Altimeter chapter which is part of the "Using Scatterometer Wind and Altimeter Wave Estimates in Marine Forecastingmodule.

Note: Meted modules required registration