Introduction to satellite oceanography (Remote Sensing of Earth Resources and Environment, 3)

Maul, G.A.

ISBN 10: 9024730961 / ISBN 13: 9789024730964

Edité par Martinus Nijhoff, 1985

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• Titre: Introduction to satellite oceanography (Remote Sensing of Earth Resources and Environment, 3)
• Éditeur: Martinus Nijhoff
• Date de parution: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9024730961
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789024730964
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Satelli te oceanography, as the term is used in this book, is a generic term that means application of the technology of aerospace electromagnetic remote sensing to the study of the oceans. The key words here are "application of technology --. to the study of the oceans." The goal is to learn more about our planet's hydrosphere. As such, remote sensing technology is another tool in the oceanographer's sea bag, just like a bathythermograph or a plankton net. But is a whole book necessary if remote sensing is just another tool? While it is true that no one has written a whole book on plankton nets, volumes have been written about what is found in those nets. Today's state-of-the-art measurements from spacecraft or aircraft first must be interpreted in terms of their physics; then the interpretations must be understood in terms of oceanic processes. This is not materially different from the analogy to Ii plankton net; marine biolo- gists still argue about what didn't get caught in the net.