Oceanographic applications of remote sensing / edited by Motoyoshi Ikeda, Frederic W. Dobson.

Other author Ikeda, Motoyoshi.
Other author Dobson, F.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©1995.
Description492 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects
Oceanography--Remote sensing.

Portion of title Remote sensing
Contents Mesoscale variability revealed with sea surface temperature imaged by AVHRR on NOAA satellites -- Mesoscale variability revealed with sea surface topography measured by altimeters -- Synthetic aperture radar on ERS-1 -- Coastal tides and shelf circulation by altimeter -- Linear and nonlinear internal waves in coastal and marginal seas -- Basin-scale oceanic circulation from satellite altimetry -- Sea surface temperature observed by satellites and equatorial dynamics -- Observations of tropical sea level variability from altimeters -- Sea surface temperatures from the along-track scanning radiometer -- Skin and bulk sea surface temperatures: satellite measurement and corrections -- Coastal zone color scanner on nimbus and Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor on Seastar -- Wind speed from altimeters -- Marine winds from scatterometers -- Significant wave height from altimeters -- Synthetic aperture radar imagery of ocean waves -- Microwave radiometers for studies of the ocean and the marine atmosphere -- Remote sensing of surface solar radiation flux and PAR over the ocean from satellite observations -- Simultaneous assimilation of satellite radar data in coupled wind and wave forecast models -- AVHRR applications for ice surface studies -- Sea-ice geophysical parameters from SMMR and SSM/I data -- Airborne and satellite SAR investigations of sea ice surface characteristics -- Sea-ice studies with scatterometers -- Satellite remote sensing of ice motion -- Applications of SAR measurements in ocean-ice-atmosphere interaction studies -- Study of waves in ice-covered oceans using SAR.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95040927
ISBN0849345251 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GC10.4.R4 O3 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold