Space Oceanography: An Intensive Course

Space Oceanography: An Intensive Course
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : 9789814569361
ISBN-13 : 9814569364
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Book Synopsis Space Oceanography: An Intensive Course by : Arthur P Cracknell

Download or read book Space Oceanography: An Intensive Course written by Arthur P Cracknell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1992-09-16 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of Earth-observing satellites has revolutionised the gathering of oceanographic data and the visualisation of oceanographic processes. This course was for postgraduate students and young post-doctoral research workers and covered the instruments and satellite systems used to gather visible, infrared and microwave data over the oceans. It also covered the uses of these various types of data to provide information about ocean colour, biological productivity, surface temperature, currents and circulation patterns, near-surface windspeeds, bottom topography and the geoid.


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