Two Special Issues in Satellite Oceanography.

Abstract

This report highlights two areas--ocean dynamics and biological oceanography--that we believe are ripe for special emphasis. The excitement and potential of the new satellite technology already show in some of the recent oceanographic literature, and they have spurred reports and recommendations by other units of the National Research Council. We add our endorsement to that report from the perspective of the oceanographic community and add our emphasis that such studies will also require in situ measurements. Long lead times are required for the establishment of new satellite programs. Therefore, in order to achieve the enormous and unique potential of this new technology we must take steps now to plan for the new programs and arrange for multiagency support of the needed research and development. We hope that the two reports presented here will help to stimulate this process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121442

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • California
  • Climate Change
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geography
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Marine Biology
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Space Sciences
  • Surface Temperature
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space