Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences
Subtitle: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications (International Geophysics)
Contributors: Lee-Lueng Fu (Editor); Anny Cazenave (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: October 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 463
ISBN-13: 9780122695452
Subjects: Oceanography (seas); Satellite communication; Science/Mathematics; Oceanography; Technology; Geophysics; Satellite Communication Technology; Science; Satellite geodesy; Remote sensing; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; General; Science / Oceanography; Technique; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
First sentence: At distances of more than 100 km or so from the equator, ocean currents on time scales longer than a few days and space scales longer than a few tens of kilometers are very nearly in geostrophic balance.