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Advances in geophysics. Volume 27, Satellite oceanic remote sensing /
ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 27.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando, FL ; London :
Academic Press,
1985.
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| Colección: | Advances in geophysics ;
v. 27. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Satellite Oceanic Remote Sensing; Copyright Page; TOCContents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; CHChapter 1. Introduction; 1. Purpose and Scope; 2. Historical Background; 3. Approach and Organization; References; CHChapter 2. The 1978 Oceanic Trilogy: Seasat, Nimbus-7, and TIROS-N; 1. Introduction; 2. The Seasat Sensors and Results; 3. The Nimbus-7 Sensors and Results; 4. The TIROS-N Series and Results; 5. Summary; References; CHChapter 3. Analysis and Interpretation of Altimeter Sea Echo; 1. Introduction; 2. The Convolutional Representation of the Signal and Its Use
- 3. Model Fits of Recovered Sea Surface Probability Density4. The Study of Altimetric Biases Using Models; 5. Electromagnetic Bias; 6. A General, Improved Deconvolution Algorithm; 7. Conclusions; Appendix; References; CHChapter 4. Oceanic Surface Winds; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanism for Measurement of Surface Wind Speed Using Microwave Systems; 3. The Marine Surface Boundary Layer; 4. Development of a Model Function Relating SASS Data to Surface Wind Speed; 5. Global Data Assimilation Experiments; 6. Conclusions; References; CHChapter 5. Surface and Internal Ocean Wave Observations
- 1. Introduction2. Ocean Surface Waves; 3. Ocean Internal Waves; 4. Summary and Conclusions; References; CHChapter 6. Seasat Microwave Wind and Rain Observations in Severe Tropical and Midlatitude Marine Storms; 1. Introduction; 2. The Nature of Severe Marine Storms; 3. Microwave Measurements in Severe Marine Storms; 4. Seasat Observations of Rain Rate and Microwave Attenuation in Tropical Cyclones; 5. Seasat Surface Wind Observations in Tropical Cyclones; 6. Analysis of Individual Storms and Comparison of Seasat Data with "Surface-Truth"" Data
- 7. Seasat Observations of Sea Surface Temperature Near Tropical Cyclones8. Application of Seasat Observations to Operational Marine Storm Forecasting Needs; 9. Conclusions; References; CHChapter 7. Sea Surface Temperature Determinations; 1. Introduction to Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature; 2. Microwave Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature; 3. Infrared Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature; 4. Summary; References; CHChapter 8. Ocean Color Measurements; 1. Introduction; 2. The CZCS System; 3. Response to Oceanic and Atmospheric Conditions
- 4. Remote Sensing of the Phytoplankton Pigment Concentration5. Remote Sensing of the Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Water; 6. Summary and Conclusions; References; CHChapter 9. Observations of the Polar Regions from Satellites Using Active and Passive Microwave Techniques; 1. Introduction; 2. Sea-Ice Observations by Seasat: A Case Study; 3. Sea-Ice Observations by Nimbus-7; 4. Observations of Ocean Waves in the Antarctic; 5. Seasat Altimeter Observations of Ice Sheets; References; CHChapter 10. Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones; 1. Introduction; 2. Rain Rate Estimates from the VIRR