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Sea Surface Salinity : Research Challenges and Opportunities
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2012.
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Abstract
- Sea surface salinity (SSS) can be important in regulating sea surface temperature (SST). Two technological breakthrough satellite SSS missions, Aquarius and Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS), are currently producing high-quality SSS data. This paper provides an overview of the importance of SSS for weather and climate applications and describes the Aquarius and SMOS missions. The newness of adequately sampled SSS data prompted a first-time at-sea field campaign devoted to improved understanding of SSS variations.
- Subjects :
- Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Oceanography
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20150005631
- Document Type :
- Report