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Measuring the Oceans from Space

The principles and methods of satellite oceanography

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Ian S. Robinson

    1. Southampton Oceonography Ctr. Dept. Geology, Southampton, United Kingdom

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  • Fundamental principles and data about available methods
  • Provides up-to-date review
  • Considers future of satellite monitoring

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Keywords

  • Remote Sensing
  • SST
  • Satellite Oceanography
  • Topography

About this book

This book will cover the fundamental principles of measuring oceans from space, but will contain state-of-the-art developments in data analysis and interpretation and in sensors. Completely new will be material covering advances in oceanography that have grown out of remote sensing, including some of the global applications of the data. The variety of applications of remotely sensed data to ocean science has grown significantly and new areas of science are emerging to exploit the gobal datasets being recovered by satellites, particularly in relation to climate and climate change, basin-scale, air-sea interaction processes (e.g. El Niño) and the modelling, forecasting and prediction of the ocean.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"The book replaces the highly popular ‘Satellite Oceanography’ … . It provides a clear introduction to the fundamentals of satellite oceanography and the sensor technologies that are employed, which would be useful for teachers and researchers in the field. However, it can also act as a remote sensing guide … . The book is suitable as an undergraduate/postgraduate background reading textbook, but also as a scientific reference book for practitioners." (Dr. Samantha Lavender, Geomatics World, Vol. 13 (4), May/June, 2005)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Southampton Oceonography Ctr. Dept. Geology, Southampton, United Kingdom

    Ian S. Robinson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Measuring the Oceans from Space

  • Book Subtitle: The principles and methods of satellite oceanography

  • Authors: Ian S. Robinson

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42647-9Published: 30 June 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLVI, 670

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK

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