Discovering the Ocean from Space

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Discovering the Ocean from Space: The unique applications of satellite oceanography (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences)
By Ian S. Robinson




&#8226ublisher:  Springer
•Number Of Pages:  638
&#8226ublication Date:  2010-10-01
•ISBN-10 / ASIN:  3540244301
•ISBN-13 / EAN:  9783540244301


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The remote sensing of oceans from space has developed rapidly since 1978 when the first dedicated ocean viewing sensors were launched. In 1991 the first European Space Agency remote sensing satellite carried sensors primarily for the ocean, heralding the widespread use of satellite data by oceanographers. In the mid 1990s the US/French TOPEX-Poseidon mission revolutionised the performance of satellite altimetry and since 1997 NASA’s SeaWiFS mission has delivered operational measurements of ocean colour. The new millennium has seen the launch of several very large remote sensing platforms and a number of smaller missions by ESA, NASA and NASDA, providing almost comprehensive worldwide measurements of sea surface waves and wind, temperature, colour, currents and other ocean properties. The increasing availability of so much satellite data has undoubtedly changed the way the science of oceanography has developed. The unique perspective provided by satellites has revealed previously undetected ocean phenomena, cast new light on old problems, and opened the way for new fields of oceanographic study.


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