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The depiction of Alboran Sea Gyre during Donde Va? using remote sensing and conventional dataExperienced oceanographic investigators have come to realize that remote sensing techniques are most successful when applied as part of programs of integrated measurements aimed at solving specific oceanographic problems. A good example of such integration occurred during the multi-platform international experiment, Donde Va? in the Alboran Sea during the period June through October, 1982. The objective of Donde Va? was to derive the interrelationship of the Atlantic waters entering the Mediterranean Sea and the Alboran Sea Gyre. The experimental plan conceived solely with this objective in mind consisted of a variety of remote sensing and conventional platforms: three ships, three aircraft, five current moorings, two satellites and a specialized beach radar (CODAR). Integrated analyses of these multiple-data sets are still being conducted. However, the initial results show detailed structure of the incoming Atlantic jet and Alboran Sea Gyre that would not have been possible by conventional means.
Document ID
19840019238
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Laviolette, P. E.
(Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center Frontiers of Remote Sensing of the Oceans and Troposphere from Air and Space Platforms
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
84N27306
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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