Book Details

Breaking Ocean Waves

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-3-540-29828-1

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This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical findings of an investigation into the spatio-temporal characteristics of the gravity of breaking waves and the foam activity in open sea by methods and instruments of optical and microwave remote sensing. Much emphasis is placed on the physical aspects of breaking processes necessary to measure the possibilities and limitations of remote sensing methods in specific observation cases of an oceanic surface. Numerous practical applications and illustrations are provided from air-borne, ship-borne and laboratory up-to-date experiments.


Subject: Earth and Environmental Science, Air-sea interactions on sea surface, Cloud, Future remote sensing missions, Gravity wave breakings and foam activity, Microwave emission and microwave backscattering, Ocean, Oceanic engineering, Remote sensing of the sea surface, Sea surface and wind conditions, digital elevation model, remote sensing