Satellite Oceanic Remote Sensing

Content: 
Contributors to This Volume
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Edited by
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Copyright page
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Contributors
Pages ix-xi

Foreword
Page xiii
Barry Saltzman

Preface
Pages xv-xvi
John W. Sherman III

Chapter 1 Introduction Original Research Article
Pages 1-9
John W. Sherman III

Chapter 2 The 1978 Oceanic Trilogy: Seasat, Nimbus-7, and Tiros-N Original Research Article
Pages 11-20,20A,21-60
John W. Sherman III

Chapter 3 Analysis and Interpretation of Altimeter Sea Echo Original Research Article
Pages 61-100
Donald E. Barrick, Belinda J. Lipa

Chapter 4 Oceanic Surface Winds Original Research Article
Pages 101-140
Duncan B. Ross, James Overland, Wlllard J. Plerson Jr., Vincent J. Cardone, Ronald D. McPherson, Tsann-Wang Yu

Chapter 5 Surface and Internal Ocean Wave Observations Original Research Article
Pages 141-196
C.L. Rufenach, L.S. Fedor, J.R. Apel, F.I. Gonzalez

Chapter 6 Seasat Microwave Wind and Rain Observations in Severe Tropical and Midlatitude Marine Storms Original Research Article
Pages 197-277
Peter G. Black, Vincent J. Cardone, R. Cecil Gentry, Jeffrey D. Hawkins

Chapter 7 Sea Surface Temperature Determinations Original Research Article
Pages 279-296
John C. Alishouse, E. Paul McClain

Chapter 8 Ocean Color Measurements Original Research Article
Pages 297-320,320A,320B,320C,320D,321-333
Howard R. Gordon, Dennis K. Clark, Warren A. Hovis, Roswell W. Austin, Charles S. Yentsch

Chapter 9 Observations of the Polar Regions from Satellites using Active and Passive Microwave Techniques Original Research Article
Pages 335-346,346A,347-372,372A,372B,372C,372D,373-392
C.T. Swift, D.J. Cavalieri, P. Gloersen, H.J. Zwally, N.M. Mognard, W.J. Campbell, L.S. Fedor, S. Peteherych

Chapter 10 Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones Original Research Article
Pages 393-417
Cecilia Girz Griffith, L.S. Fedor

Chapter 11 Living Marine Resources Applications Original Research Article
Pages 419-438,438A,439-452
R. Michael Laurs, John T. Brucks

Appendix A. Instruments
Pages 453-461

Appendix B. Seasat Validation Program Original Research Article
Pages 463-480
John C. Wilkerson

Appendix C. Data Availability Original Research Article
Pages 481-493
Bruce H. Needham

Appendix D. Glossary of Acronyms Original Research Article
Pages 495-497
Wilber B. Huston, Nancy J. Hooper

Appendix E. Glossary of Symbols Original Research Article
Pages 499-503
Wilber B. Huston

Index
Pages 505-511