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| Shutler, Jamie D.; Quartly, Graham D.; Donlon, Craig J.; Sathyendranath, Shubha; Platt, Trevor; Chapron, Bertrand; Johannessen, Johnny A.; Girard-ardhuin, Fanny; Nightingale, Philip D.; Woolf, David K.; Hoyer, Jacob L.. |
| Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions, processes and variables within the ocean, including temperature-salinity distributions, mixing of the water column, waves, tides, currents and air-sea interaction processes. Here we provide a critical review of how satellite sensors are being used to study physical oceanography processes at the ocean surface and its borders with the atmosphere and sea ice. The paper begins by describing the main sensor types that are used to observe the oceans (visible, thermal infrared and microwave) and the specific observations that each of these sensor types can provide. We then present a critical review of how these sensors and observations are being used to study: (i) ocean surface currents, (ii) storm... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Atmosphere-ocean interface; Sea ice; Remote sensing; Surface currents; Storm surge; Surface heat fluxes; Atmosphere-ocean gas fluxes; Oceanography. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00333/44405/44318.pdf |
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