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Oceanography from satellitesIt is pointed out that oceanographers have benefited from the space program mainly through the increased efficiency it has brought to ship operations. For example, the Transit navigation system has enabled oceanographers to compile detailed maps of sea-floor properties and to more accurately locate moored subsurface instrumentation. General descriptions are given of instruments used in satellite observations (altimeter, color scanner, infrared radiometer, microwave radiometer, scatterometer, synthetic aperture radar). It is pointed out that because of the large volume of data that satellite instruments generate, the development of algorithms for converting the data into a form expressed in geophysical units has become especially important.
Document ID
19810064723
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wilson, W. S.
(NASA Oceanic Processes Branch Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Oceanus
Volume: 24
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
81A49127
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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