Satellites, oceanography, and society / edited by David Halpern.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Halpern, David, 1942-

Series:

Elsevier oceanography series ; 63.

Elsevier oceanography series ; 63

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oceanography--Remote sensing--Congresses.

Oceanography.

Oceanography--Remote sensing.

Astronautics in oceanography--Congresses.

Astronautics in oceanography.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 367 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2000.

Summary:

The book shows how the new observations from satellites required advances in theory and influenced societal decision-making. Chapters have a review with an extensive reference list, making the book an excellent source of information for biological and physical oceanographers and atmospheric scientists. A large range of state-of-the art applications of satellite data (altimeter, color, infrared radiometer, scatterometer, synthetic aperture radar) visible in regional-to-global scale ocean studies integrating satellite and in-situ measurements with circulation models are covered in the book. Subjects include forecasting of surface waves, both swell and windsea, and surface wind; El Niñ o/La Niñ a; exchange of water masses between ocean basins, Rossby waves; eddies and filaments; fisheries; coastal ocean dynamics; phytoplankton dynamics; and ideas to measure sea surface salinity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0444505016

OCLC:

44045713