Fine Structure of the Upper Ocean from High-resolution Sar Imagery and In-situ Measurements
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Satellite-based radar images of the ocean surface reveal fine features of natural and man-made phenomena in the upper ocean [1–3]. Satellite technology continues to advance as it produces better/higher resolution images of the ocean surface. Fine horizontal features on scales less than the typical scale of the upper ocean mixed layer (about 30–50 m) are often associated with three-dimensional processes. With a new generation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites our ability to identify such small-scale features in the upper ocean from those images increases [4].
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تاریخ انتشار 2010