• Editorial
  Y. Ménard

  Special Section: Five years of progress

• Variability of Frontal Zones in the North Pacific
  D. D. Adamec^*
• Tropical Atlantic variability: is there anything new on the western front ?
  S. Arnault^*, E. Greiner, B. Bourles, Y. Gouriou and Y. Ménard
• SOPRANE : Eastern-North Atlantic under altimetry control.
  P. Bahurel^*, E. Dombrowsky, S. Girauld, S. Baudel and J.-M. Audoubert
• Regional validation in the Mediterranean
  F. Barlier^*, P. Exertier and P. Bonnefond
• TOPEX/POSEIDON - A Strong Contribution to the Global Monitoring of Inland Water
  C. Birkett^*
• Wave Monitoring and Analysis in the Pacific
  G. H. Born^*, R. Leben, C. Fox and C. Tierney
• North Australian Tropical Seas Circulation Study (Phase IV)
  D. M. Burrage^*, L. Bode, C. R. Steinberg and L. B. Mason
• Monitoring sea level variations in the North Atlantic Ocean
  J. Carton^* and L. Miller
• Mean sea level investigation at global and regional scales from TOPEX/POSEIDON
  A. Cazenave^*, K. Dominh, C. Brossier, M.-C. Gennero, P. Bonnefond, F. Barlier and P. Exertier
• Recent Research at SOC and POL with TOPEX/POSEIDON Data
  P. Challenor, C. W. Hughes and P. Woodworth^*
• Global geodynamics investigations using T/P
  B. F. Chao^* and R. D. Ray
• Studies of the North Atlantic ocean circulation and its variability using TOPEX/POSEIDON data and eddy-resolving models
  Y. Chao^*, B. N. Cheng, F. O. Bryan, W. R. Holland, J. A. Carton, K. Ide and M. Ghil
• Use of Dual-Frequency Altimeter Measurements
  B. Chapron^* and J. Tournadre
• The dynamics of low-frequency variability of the large-scale ocean circulation
  D. B. Chelton^* and R. A. deSzoeke
• Operational altimeter data processing and assimilation for El Niño forecasts
  R. E. Cheney^*, L. Miller , C.-K. Tai, J. Lillibridge, J. Kuhn, M. Ji and D. Behringer
• Climate variability and change in the Australian region
  J. A. Church^*, R. Coleman, I. Barton, N. Bindoff, P. Craig, G. Meyers, S. Rintoul, N. White and H. van Gysen
• The impact of first mode baroclinic planetary waves on western boundary currents
  P. Cornillon^*
• The SATCHMO Project: Assimilation of satellite altimeter data in ocean models
  P. De Mey^*
• Equatorial waves and warm pool displacement during 1992-1996
  T. Delcroix Thierry, F. Masia and J. Picaut^*
• Seasonal-to-Interannual Variability from Altimetry and Modeling
  L.-L. Fu^*, Y. Chao, I. Fukumori, T. Lee, C. Perigaud and J.-P. Boulanger
• Application of precise altimetry to the study of the earth's gravity field in the western Pacific region and earth dynamics
  Y. Fukuda^*
• South Atlantic seasonal and interannual variability and its relation to interbasin exchange
  A. L. Gordon^* and D. L. Witter
• TOPEX/POSEIDON, Gravity, and the Earth's Rotation: Investigating Mechanisms and Effects of Sea Level Change
  R. S. Gross^*, Y. Chao, S. L. Marcus and J. O. Dickey
• The Harvest Experiment: TOPEX/POSEIDON Absolute Calibration Results from 5 Years of Continuous Data
  B. J. Haines^*, G. Born, E. Christensen, S. Gill and D. Kubitschek
• On the origin of the prolonged warming of the tropical Pacific during the 1990s
  D. Halpern^*, D. Behringer, M. Ji, A. Leetmaa, G. Philander and R. Reynolds
• Oceanic transports of mass, heat and salt in the western North Pacific
  S. Imawaki^*, S. Aoki, K. Ichikawa, S. Ito, H. Kawamura, M. Kubota, T. Kuragano, Y. Michida and T. Nagai
• Kelvin wave propagation along the Chinese coast
  G. A. Jacobs^*, R. H. Preller, S. K. Riedlinger and W. J. Teague
• Atmospheric Forcing and Large-Scale Fluctuations in the North Pacific Ocean
  K. A. Kelly^* and L. Thompson
• Ongoing TOPEX/POSEIDON Extended Mission research at the National Survey and Cadastre - Denmark.
  P. Knudsen^*, O. B. Andersen, T. Knudsen and O. Leeuwenburgh
• Mid-latitude Seasonal-to-Interannual Variability Observed by TOPEX/POSEIDON
  C. J. Koblinsky^*, L. Wang and S. Howden
• An oceanographic estimate of the geoid height in the North Atlantic
  P. Le Grand^*, H. Mercier and T. Reynaud
• Global Ocean Tides Through Assimilation of Oceanographic and Altimeter Satellite Data in a Hydrodynamic Model
  C. Le Provost^*, F. Lyard, M.L. Genco and J.-M. Molines
• Multi-satellite altimeter processing for sea level and ocean circulation monitoring
  P.-Y. Le Traon^*, C. Boone, J. Dorandeu, N. Ducet, P. Gaspar, F. Hernandez, G. Larnicol, F. Ogor, J. Stum and H. Mercier
• Altimetry and sea-state forecasting at Météo-France
  J.-M. Lefèvre^*, D. Le Meur, B. Fradon, J. Guesquin, F. Duret and J. Poitevin
• Studies of Tropical Pacific Variability
  G. T. Mitchum^*, A. J. Busalacchi and G. S. E. Lagerloef
• Analysis of TOPEX/POSEIDON data in ocean circulation studies
  R. Morrow^*, G. Reverdin, B. Ferret, F. Birol, B. Dewitte and N. Ferry
• Application of altimetry measurements to observational and modeling studies of low-frequency upper ocean mass and heat circulation in the tropical Pacific
  R. Murtugudde and A. J. Busalacchi^*
• Ocean Circulation, Height Systems, and Gravity Field Studies based on TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimetry
  M.C. Naeije, R.H.N Haagmans., E.J.O. Schrama, R. Scharroo and K. Wakker^*
• An Investigation of Very Low Frequency Sea Level Change Using TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Data
  R. S. Nerem^*, G. T. Mitchum and B. S. Giese
• Large-scale circulation and its variability in the south Indian Ocean from satellite altimetry
  Y.-H. Park^* and L. Gambéroni
• Sea level and atmospheric pressure: from an inverted barometer to a dynamic response
  R. M. Ponte^* and P. Gaspar
• Variability of the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent from the TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetric observations
  B. Qiu^*
• Altimetric Studies of Ocean Tidal Dynamics
  R. D. Ray^*, G. D. Egbert and D. E. Cartwright
• Marine gravity and small-scale ocean currents: effects of seafloor topography
  D. Sandwell^*, S. T. Gille, M. M. Yale and W. H. F. Smith
• Improvement of TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data for global change studies and coastal applications
  C. K. Shum^*, M. E. Parke, B.E. Schutz, P.A.M. Abusali, R. Gutierrez, T. Pekker, B.D. Tapley, J. J. Martinez Benjamin, J. Blaha, G. Jacobs, G. A. Jeffress, K. J. Schaudt and D. J. Wingham
• Improved Gravitational and Dynamic Height Models Through the Incorporation of Hydrographic and Oceanographic Information
  D. Smith^*, F. E. Lemoine, C. Koblinsky, S. Klosko, R. Rapp and N. Pavlis
• Analysis of TOPEX/POSEIDON Data and Estimating the Global Ocean Circulation
  D. Stammer and C. I. Wunsch^*
• A TOPEX/POSEIDON Educational Program
  R. H. Stewart^* and R. James
• Interactions of eastern boundary currents with basin-scale circulation
  P. T. Strub^* and R. Matano
• Determination and Interpretation of Dynamic Topography from TOPEX/POSEIDON
  B. D. Tapley^*, D. P. Chambers, M. C. Kim, J. C. Ries
• Understanding Seasonal/Decadal Climate Changes using Models and Satellite Data
  R. Tokmakian, J. McClean, A. J. Semtner^*
• Sea State Impacts on Altimeter Measurements
  D. C. Vandemark^*, G. S. Brown, B. Chapron, P. Gaspar, G. S. Hayne, D. W. Hancock III, E. J. Walsh and D. R. Thompson
• Geophysical Applications of TOPEX/POSEIDON Data
  J. M. Wahr^* and E. Leuliette
• Improved orbits and reference frame stability from GPS tracking of TOPEX/POSEIDON to support basin-scale sea level studies
  M. M. Watkins^*
• Combined Assimilation of Altimetric and Hydrographic Data
  M. Wenzel and J. Schröter^*
• Coupled waves in the extra-tropical ocean-Atmosphere system
  W. B. White^* and C.-K. Tai
• Geodetic reference systems for altimeter missions
  P. Willis^*, C. Boucher, P. Sillard and G. Wöppelmann
  

  Regular Section

• Monitoring geoidal potential on the basis of TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data
  M. Bursa, J. Kouba, K. Radìj, S. A. True., V. Vatrt and M. Vojtísková
• Semidiurnal internal tide signature on TOPEX/POSEIDON data during COARE
  L. Gourdeau

^* Principal Investigator

Editorial board: Patrick Vincent (CNES), Yves Ménard (CNES), Lee-Lueng Fu (NASA/JPL), Frédérique Blanc (CLS)

Acknowledgment This special issue is based on contributions from all the members of the TOPEX/POSEIDON Science Working Team They are gratefully ackowledge. Special thanks in preparing this issue to Nigel Greenwood, Géraldine Julien, Vinca Rosmorduc.

Design: D. Ducros