The multifractal structure of satellite sea surface temperature maps can be used to obtain global maps of streamlines

Nowadays Earth observation satellites provide information about many relevant variables of the ocean-climate system, such as temperature, moisture, aerosols, etc. However, to retrieve the velocity field, which is the most relevant dynamical variable, is still a technological challenge, specially in...

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Main Authors: A. Turiel, V. Nieves, E. Garcia-Ladona, J. Font, M.-H. Rio, G. Larnicol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-10-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/5/447/2009/os-5-447-2009.pdf