Discovering the Oceanfrom Space	4
	Contents	6
	Preface	16
	Acknowledgments	20
	Figures	22
	Tables	32
	Abbreviations and names of satellites and sensors	34
	Symbols and nomenclature	42
	1 Introduction	48
	2 The methods of satellite oceanography	54
	3 Mesoscale ocean features: Eddies	115
	4 Mesoscale ocean features: Fronts	161
	5 Ocean mesoscale features: Upwelling andother phenomena	204
	6 Planetary waves and large-scaleocean dynamics	239
	7 Ocean biology from space	283
	8 Ocean surface waves	337
	9 Wind over the sea	377
	10 Fluxes through the air–sea interface	402
	11 Large ocean phenomena with human impact	434
	12 Internal waves	496
	13 Shelf seas, estuaries, and coasts	527
	14 Putting ocean remote sensing to work	581
	15 Looking forward	648
	Index	661