Satellites, oceanography and society / / edited by David Halpern

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004741903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Elsevier, 2000
• ISBN: 1-281-05464-X; 9786611054649; 0-08-054071-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 367 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Collana: Elsevier oceanography series ; ; 63
• Altri autori (Persone): HalpernDavid <1942->
• Disciplina: 551.46; 551.46 21
• Soggetti: Oceanography - Remote sensing; Astronautics in oceanography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Satellites, Oceanography and Society; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Oceanography before, and after, the advent of satellites; Chapter 2. Development and application of satellite retrievals of ocean wave spectra; 1. Introduction; 2. Global Comparison of ERS-I SWM and WAM Wave Spectra; 3. Trans-Ocean Propagation of Swell; 4. Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 3. ECMWF wave modeling and satellite altimeter wave data; 1. Introduction; 2. Surface Wave Modeling and Prediction; 3. Altimeter Wave Height; 4. Conclusions; Chapter 4. The use of satellite surface wind data to improve weather analysis and forecasting at the NASA Data Assimilation Office; 1. Introduction; 2. Measurement of Surface winds from Space; 3. Impact of Scatterometer Data on Numerical Weather Prediction; 4. Conclusions; Chapter 5. Combining altimeter observations and oceanographic data for ocean circulation and climate studies; 1. Introduction; 2. Ocean Transports; 3. Results; 4. Discussion and Conclusions; Chapter 6. Remote sensing of oceanic extra-tropical Rossby waves; 1. Introduction; 2. What Are Rossby Waves?; 3. Observations and New Theories; 4. Processing Satellite Data to ; Observe Rossby Waves; 5. Results; 6. Rossby Waves in Models; 7. Future Research; Chapter 7. A study of meddies using simultaneous in-situ and satellite observations; 1. Introduction; 2. Data Description and Processing Methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Chapter 8. Why care about El Niño and La Niña?; 1. E1 Nifio, La Niña, and the Media; 2. What are E1 Niño and La Niña?; 3. E1 Niño and La Niña Impacts; 4. E1 Niño/La Niña Lessons; Chapter 9. Satellites, society, and the Peruvian fisheries during the 1997-1998 El Niño; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and Methods; 3. Results; 4. Summary and Discussion .; Chapter 10. Satellites and fisheries. The Namibian hake, a case study; 1. Introduction; 2. Remote Sensing and Fisheries; 3. SST Predictor of Availability of Namibian Hake; 4. Discussion; Chapter 11. Ocean-color satellites and the phytoplankton-dust connection; 1. Phytoplankton Regulation; 2. Measuring Aerosols; 3. Ocean-Color Sensors; 4. Summary and Outlook; Chapter 12. An overview of temporal and spatial patterns in satellite-derived chlorophyll - a imagery and their relation to ocean processes; 1. Introduction; 2. Frequency Distributions of In-Situ Chlorophyll-a and CSAT; 3. CSAT Variability; 4. Conclusions; Chapter 13. Remote-sensing studies of the exceptional summer of 1997 in the Baltic Sea: The warmest August of the century, the Oder flood , and phytoplankton blooms; 1. Introduction; 2. Satellite Data and Methods; 3. Results; 4. Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 14. Remote-sensing studies of seasonal variations of surface chlorophyll- a concentration in the Black Sea; 1. Introduction; 2. Black Sea Circulation; 3. Data and Methods; 4. Results; Chapter 15. Remotely sensed coastal/deep-basin water exchange processes in the Black Sea surface layer
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.