Remote sensing of ocean surface currents: a review of what is being observed and what is being assimilated
Ocean currents play a key role in Earth's climate – they impact almost any process taking place in the ocean and are of major importance for navigation and human activities at sea. Nevertheless, their observation and forecasting are still difficult. First, no observing system is able to prov...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-10-01
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Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
Online Access: | https://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/24/613/2017/npg-24-613-2017.pdf |