Remote sensors use light, radio, and sound waves to observe distant ocean properties and processes.
Ocean remote sensors can provide information vital to improved coastal forecasting and fisheries management . Research at ETL encompasses all aspects of systems development. Satellites provide critical insight into the coupled ocean atmosphere system and are used to monitor and track severe storms such as hurricanes. Research into airborne scanning radiometer technology seeks to validate and extend satellite measurements to include information about the sea-state and surface winds. Underwater acoustic monitoring of currents, fluxes and large-scale features such as El Nino shows promise to further our understanding of the deep ocean.