| Description |
xxvii,426 pages : illustrations ; 26cm |
| Contents |
1. Background -- 2. Ocean surface phenomena -- 3. Electromagnetic radiation -- 4. Atmospheric properties and radiative transfer -- 5. Reflection, transmission and absorption at the atmosphere/ocean interface -- 6. Ocean color -- 7. Infrared observations of sea surface temperature (SST) -- 8. Introduction to microwave imagers -- 9. Passive microwave observations of the atmosphere and ocean surface -- 10. Introduction to radars -- 11. Scatterometer observations -- 12. The altimeter -- 13. Imaging radars -- 14. Future oceanographic satellite systems : 2004 to 2019 |
| Summary |
"This textbook is designed for use in graduate and senior undergraduate courses in satellite oceanography, and will prepare the student and interested scientist to use satellite data in oceanographic research."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Oceanography -- Remote sensing.
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| LC no. |
2003061380 |
| ISBN |
0521802806 |
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