An Analysis of Selected Satellite Data of the Aegean Area with the STARS Software,

Abstract

Data from selected orbits of the NOAA-7 meteorological satellite are used for an exploratory analysis of the surface variability in the area of the Aegean Sea using the STARS software system. The data suggest that a patch fo cooler water (< 22 C in summer) in the northwest Aegean is due to mixing in the Dardanelles. Another cool patch in the Gulf of Corinth may be due to wind-induced upwelling and tidal-induced mixing. Excellent correlation is found between albedo (here a measure of surface roughness) and surface temperature, with low albedo associated with high temperature; the relative patterns are displaced spatially depending upon the topography of the adjacent shoreline. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA179047

Entities

People

  • Brian Wannamaker

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aegean Sea
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Black Sea
  • Charts
  • Ionian Sea
  • Maps
  • Meteorological Charts
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Sea Water
  • Surface Temperature
  • Topography
  • Water
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space