Convincing results
It has taken Jason-2 less than one month to deliver its first maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave height and wind speed. “We’re delighted with what we’re seeing!” says Nicolas Picot, Jason-2 Product Quality Manager at CNES. “With all the hard work that everyone has put in, we were hoping initial results would compare well with Jason-1 but we weren’t expecting them to be this good so soon!