Equatorial wave regime and Rossby solitons observed by TOPEX/Poseidon
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altimetry ocean waves equatorial dynamics↗
Engineering topics
Patzert, W. C.
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Sea level, the view from space - an overview and update
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Topex/Poseidon climate El Nino La Nina↗
Oceanography from Space in the 1990s
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global data ocean physics air-sea interactions mar↗
Spaceborne studies of ocean circulation
The history and near-term future of ocean remote sensing to study ocean circulation are examined. Seasat provided the first-ever global data sets of sea surface topography (altimeter) and marine winds (scatterometer) and laid the foundation for the next generation of satellite missions planned for the late 1980s. The future missions are the next generation of altimeter and scatterometer to be flown aboard TOPEX (TOPography EXperiment) and NROSS (Navy Remote Sensing System), respectively. The data from these satellites will be coordinated with measurements made at sea to determine the driving forces of ocean circulation and to study the oceans' role in climate variability. The significance of such studies to such matters as climatic changes, fisheries, commerce, waste disposal, and national defense is noted.
Patzert, W. C.↗