Discovering the ocean from space : the unique applications of satellite oceanography
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Bibliographic Information
Discovering the ocean from space : the unique applications of satellite oceanography
（Springer-Praxis books in geophysical sciences）
Springer , Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2010
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book offers a survey of the contribution of satellite data to the study of the ocean, focusing on the special insights that only satellite data can bring to oceanography. Topics range from ocean waves to ocean biology, spanning scales from basins to estuaries. Some chapters cover applications to pure research while others show how satellite data can be used operationally for tasks such as pollution monitoring or oil-spill detection.
Table of Contents
Introduction Methods of Satellite Oceanography Mesoscale ocean features: eddies Mesoscale ocean features: fronts Mesoscale ocean features: upwelling and other phenomena Planetary waves and large-scale ocean dynamics Ocean biology from Space Ocean surface waves Winds over the sea Fluxes through the air-sea interface Large ocean phenomena with a human impact Internal waves Shelf seas, estuaries and coasts Putting ocean remote sensing to work
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