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Description of  Discovering the Ocean from Space: The unique applications of satellite oceanography (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences)

Product Description: This book offers a survey of the contribution of satellite data to the study of the ocean, focusing on the special insights that only satellite data can bring to oceanography. Topics range from ocean waves to ocean biology, spanning scales from basins to estuaries. Some chapters cover applications to pure research while others show how satellite data can be used operationally for tasks such as pollution monitoring or oil-spill detection.