Oceanography, Astronautical Engineering - General & Miscellaneous, Remote Sensing in Earth Science
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Overview
This book is not about the World Ocean. It is about our local sea, our local bay, our local estuary, and our local coastline, an environment we know and love, wherever we may live. This book is the first ever book on a new subdiscipline of remote sensing: regional satellite oceanography. Written by a Russian author, who is the leading international authority, this book is clear, simple, concise, and challenging. Tapping into a resurgent interest in the regional perspective, the author addresses a number of difficult and oft-posed questions: What can the satellite actually 'see' when it is passing overhead? Is there a difference between the satellite-derived temperature of the sea and the temperature measured from a boat? How should the satellites be used to detect coastal zone pollution? Is the water clear enough - and clean enough - at our local beach?Editorials
Booknews
Explores the new subspecialty of satellite oceanography that focuses not on the Ocean but on local bays, estuaries, and coastlines. Discusses the interaction between oceanography and remote sensing, information and instrumentation, and sensors and satellites. Also samples methodologies and experiences from the Baltic Region, Norway, the US, Australia, France, India, Russia, Japan, the European Space Agency, and others. Well illustrated, including 14 color plates. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
April 9, 1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
312
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780203211939