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Mixed layer drift revealed by satellite data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Liu, Antony K. Zhao, Yun-He Esaias, Wayne E. Moore, Timothy Campbell, Janet W. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | For the first time we are able to derive ocean currents using the wavelet algorithm for feature tracking from two different sensors (MODIS and SeaWiFS) on different satellites. Satellite ocean color data provide an important insight to the marine biosphere because of their capability to quantify certain fundamental properties (such as phytoplankton pigment concentration, marine primary production, etc.) on a global basis. The mixed layer drift can be derived because the ocean color signal bears information from a much larger depth (10 to 30 meters) as compared with the sea surface temperature data. Although the drifter data are very limited in the study area, the comparison shows a general agreement between drifter data and satellite tracking results, especially for the cases near the Gulf Stream boundary. |
| File Size | 486020 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20010100390 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5p897b1d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Oceanography Imaging Spectrometers Wavelet Analysis Sea Surface Temperature Ocean Color Scanner Remote Sensing Chlorophylls Satellite Imagery Algorithms Water Color Satellite Tracking Pigments Phytoplankton Ocean Currents Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
