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Discovering the Ocean from Space

The unique applications of satellite oceanography

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Authors:
  1. Ian S. Robinson

    1. Dept. Geology, Southampton Oceonography Ctr., Southampton, United Kingdom

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  • Explores the aspects of oceanography which have benefited most from the advent of satellite remote sensing techniques
  • A book about ocean remote sensing which is organised about oceanographic topics rather than the instruments and sensing techniques
  • Its extensive use of examples of satellite image data from around the world make it an inviting student text
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 1-6

  3. The methods of satellite oceanography

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 7-67

  4. Mesoscale ocean features: Eddies

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 69-114

  5. Mesoscale ocean features: Fronts

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 115-157

  6. Ocean mesoscale features: Upwelling and other phenomena

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 159-193

  7. Planetary waves and large-scale ocean dynamics

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 195-238

  8. Ocean biology from space

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 239-292

  9. Ocean surface waves

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 293-332

  10. Wind over the sea

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 333-357

  11. Fluxes through the air–sea interface

    • Ian S. Robinson, Susanne Fangohr
    Pages 359-390

  12. Large ocean phenomena with human impact

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 391-452

  13. Internal waves

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 453-483

  14. Shelf seas, estuaries, and coasts

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 485-538

  15. Putting ocean remote sensing to work

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 539-605

  16. Looking forward

    • Ian S. Robinson
    Pages 607-619

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 621-638
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About this book

Althoughthisisacompanion volume tomypreviousbook Measuring the Oceans from Space, published in 2004, it approaches the subject from a di?erent angle by providing abroad-ranging introductionandreviewoftheapplicationsofsatelliteremotesensing across the ?eld of oceanography. During the ?ve years it has taken to prepare this book what has motivated me is the attraction of the subject itself. In searching the scienti?c literature I have been excited by the interesting, new, and important elements of satellite oceanography being discovered around the world. I hope this book will help others to discover for themselves how sensors in space are giving us a new perspective of oceanographic phenomena and are increasingly enabling ocean science to serve the needs of modern civilization. Primarily I have written with postgraduate and senior undergraduate students in mind. Readers of my previous book will know that it aimed to present a systematic explanation of the diverse methods of satellite oceanography, the breadth of scienti?c knowledge, and the richness of innovative technology developed over 30 years since the ?rst dedicated ocean satellite was ?own in 1978. But satellite oceanography is too important a subject to treat just as a specialist topic for those with an interest in observational instrumentation and data-processing techniques. In recent years the availability of high-quality, processed satellite data has delivered remarkable and inspiring images of the ocean, which can almost tell their own stories.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Geology, Southampton Oceonography Ctr., Southampton, United Kingdom

    Ian S. Robinson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Discovering the Ocean from Space

  • Book Subtitle: The unique applications of satellite oceanography

  • Authors: Ian S. Robinson

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68322-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-24430-1Published: 09 September 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50001-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68322-3Published: 12 August 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLVI, 638

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK

  • Topics: Oceanography, Geophysics/Geodesy, Hydrogeology, Ecotoxicology

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