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Multi-sensor satellite monitoring of ocean climate

Multi-sensor satellite monitoring of ocean climate
Multi-sensor satellite monitoring of ocean climate
Wave height can be measured as accurately from satellite altimeters as from surface buoys and data accumulated since 1985 have been used to show both that the NE Atlantic became rougher and that fluctuations in different oceans may be linked. Planetary waves are an important mechanism for carrying information across ocean basins and may modify currents such as the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio. Detection of one type (Rossby waves) from satellite measurements of sea level, sea temperature and ocean colour will be presented; the inferred characteristics have already led to revisions of standard theories with implications for the way the oceans affect climate. Although unforeseen when the sensors were designed altimeters can also be used to identify rain events. A new precipitation climatology, derived from measured backscatter intensity, will be described and compared with previous work. It has the advantage of using a single sensor-type for tropical to polar latitudes.
Operational oceanography, climate, wave height, altimetry, rossby waves, planetary waves, rain climatology
0 444 50391 9
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405-419
Elsevier
Guymer, T.H.
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Cipollini, P.
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Srokosz, M.A.
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Cotton, P.D.
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Flemming, N.C.
Vallerga, S.
Pinardi, N.
Behrens, H.W.A.
Manzella, G.
Prandle, D.
Stel, J.H.
Guymer, T.H.
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Cipollini, P.
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Behrens, H.W.A.
Manzella, G.
Prandle, D.
Stel, J.H.

Guymer, T.H., Challenor, P.G., Cipollini, P., Cromwell, D., Quartly, G.D., Srokosz, M.A. and Cotton, P.D. (2002) Multi-sensor satellite monitoring of ocean climate. Flemming, N.C., Vallerga, S., Pinardi, N., Behrens, H.W.A., Manzella, G., Prandle, D. and Stel, J.H. (eds.) In Operational oceanography: implementation at the European and regional scales. Proceedings of the second international Conference on EuroGOOS, 11-13 March 1999, Rome, Italy. Elsevier. pp. 405-419 .

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Wave height can be measured as accurately from satellite altimeters as from surface buoys and data accumulated since 1985 have been used to show both that the NE Atlantic became rougher and that fluctuations in different oceans may be linked. Planetary waves are an important mechanism for carrying information across ocean basins and may modify currents such as the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio. Detection of one type (Rossby waves) from satellite measurements of sea level, sea temperature and ocean colour will be presented; the inferred characteristics have already led to revisions of standard theories with implications for the way the oceans affect climate. Although unforeseen when the sensors were designed altimeters can also be used to identify rain events. A new precipitation climatology, derived from measured backscatter intensity, will be described and compared with previous work. It has the advantage of using a single sensor-type for tropical to polar latitudes.

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Published date: 2002
Venue - Dates: 2nd International Conference on EuroGOOS, Rome, Italy, 1999-03-11 - 1999-03-13
Keywords: Operational oceanography, climate, wave height, altimetry, rossby waves, planetary waves, rain climatology

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Local EPrints ID: 15750
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15750
ISBN: 0 444 50391 9
PURE UUID: 0a80b74a-80dd-4482-8c23-c21bea6e8aef

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Date deposited: 27 May 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:42

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Author: T.H. Guymer
Author: P.G. Challenor
Author: P. Cipollini
Author: D. Cromwell
Author: G.D. Quartly
Author: M.A. Srokosz
Author: P.D. Cotton
Editor: N.C. Flemming
Editor: S. Vallerga
Editor: N. Pinardi
Editor: H.W.A. Behrens
Editor: G. Manzella
Editor: D. Prandle
Editor: J.H. Stel

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