372
Subject Index
MTSAT, 61, 220, 223, 249, 254–256, 266–267
Imager, 60, 220, 223, 254–256, 267
MVISR, 271
N
NAO, 196
NASA, 13, 15, 25, 35, 48–49, 55, 63, 77,
87, 96, 157, 235, 239, 243, 251,
273–277, 280, 286, 289–290, 294,
298, 302, 304
NET, 290–291, 294–295, 300
New production, 354–355
Nimbus–7, 13–14
NODC, 274–277, 280, 283–284, 286
NPOESS, 16, 212, 224, 243, 267
NPOESS Preparatory Program, 224, 243
NSIDC, 6
Numerical Weather Prediction, 13, 94,
231–232, 258, 263, 265, 286
O
Ocean
circulation, 21, 26, 36–37, 49, 81, 84, 94,
114, 147–160, 165, 167, 174–175,
177, 254, 336
circulation model, 81
Color, 1, 5, 118, 289–304, 307–329,
335–347
model, 52, 173, 259–260, 337
from Space, 1–12, 35–36, 52, 55, 59, 69,
212, 300
Oceansat–2, 107–108
Oil spill, 88, 131–144, 173
Okhotsk Sea, 114, 118–125
Operational services, 134, 144
Operational systems, 219, 249–267
Optical radiometry, 307–308, 310, 329
Optical thickness, 293, 294, 299, 303, 321
Oyashio, 115, 118–125, 151
P
Pathfinder, 35, 49, 140, 240, 257, 261, 273–286
Phased Array, 54, 77
Phase function, 293, 299, 303
Physical processes, 94, 118, 127, 317, 336,
344–345, 347
Physical retrieval calibration, 266
Phytoplankton type, 353, 358
Pigment concentration, 291–292, 294–299
Planetary wave, 195–197, 199–207
Planetary wave speed, 202
Polar atmosphere, 216–217, 219
Polarization, 14–15, 18, 21, 23, 25, 38–40,
43–45, 47, 51–52, 61, 103–105,
121, 126, 133–134, 158, 303, 327
Polar orbiting satellite, 39, 243, 249, 252, 256,
273
Potential, 31, 35, 40, 43, 51, 69, 73, 84, 88, 94,
97, 105–106, 132, 137–142, 147,
155, 160, 166, 176, 181–184, 197,
202, 205, 216, 260, 266, 290, 302,
349–353, 355, 357
Practical Salinity Scale, 26, 35
Primary productivity, 295
Productivity, global, 5–6
Pushbroom, 42, 49
Q
Q-factor, 319–321
QuikSCAT, 63–64, 94, 98, 100–104, 106–108,
114, 117, 128, 140, 142
R
Radar, 1, 24, 40, 51–52, 54–55, 59–60, 63–64,
66–70, 73–76, 84–85, 87–88,
103–105, 113, 115, 117–118,
120, 122–126, 128, 131–144, 147,
157–160, 185
interferometry, 157, 160
Radiance, 126, 129, 233, 235, 239, 278,
281, 290–296, 299–301, 307–311,
313–325, 328, 338, 349, 351, 353,
356
Radiometer, 6–7, 13–23, 25, 27, 36, 38, 40–43,
47, 51–55, 59–61, 63, 67–69,
147, 159, 197, 205, 212, 215–217,
220–225, 229–244, 249, 256,
266–267, 273–274, 281, 291, 307,
309–326, 329, 350
in situ, 368, 372
Radon transform, 199
Rain radar, 59–60, 63, 67–68
Rain rate, 13, 23–24, 26–27, 32
Rayleigh scattering, 292–293, 296, 303
Refractive index, 299, 309, 317–320
Remote sensing reflectance, 319–320
Remove-restore procedure, 185
Reprocessing, 273
Retrieval algorithm – microwave, 19–21, 25,
27
Reynolds SST time series, 115, 243–244
RFI, 17, 28–31, 47
R/GTS framework, 218
River, 10–11, 78–80, 84, 86–88, 114, 118,
335–337, 341–343, 358
Rossby waves, 150–152, 196, 199
Subject Index
MTSAT, 61, 220, 223, 249, 254–256, 266–267
Imager, 60, 220, 223, 254–256, 267
MVISR, 271
N
NAO, 196
NASA, 13, 15, 25, 35, 48–49, 55, 63, 77,
87, 96, 157, 235, 239, 243, 251,
273–277, 280, 286, 289–290, 294,
298, 302, 304
NET, 290–291, 294–295, 300
New production, 354–355
Nimbus–7, 13–14
NODC, 274–277, 280, 283–284, 286
NPOESS, 16, 212, 224, 243, 267
NPOESS Preparatory Program, 224, 243
NSIDC, 6
Numerical Weather Prediction, 13, 94,
231–232, 258, 263, 265, 286
O
Ocean
circulation, 21, 26, 36–37, 49, 81, 84, 94,
114, 147–160, 165, 167, 174–175,
177, 254, 336
circulation model, 81
Color, 1, 5, 118, 289–304, 307–329,
335–347
model, 52, 173, 259–260, 337
from Space, 1–12, 35–36, 52, 55, 59, 69,
212, 300
Oceansat–2, 107–108
Oil spill, 88, 131–144, 173
Okhotsk Sea, 114, 118–125
Operational services, 134, 144
Operational systems, 219, 249–267
Optical radiometry, 307–308, 310, 329
Optical thickness, 293, 294, 299, 303, 321
Oyashio, 115, 118–125, 151
P
Pathfinder, 35, 49, 140, 240, 257, 261, 273–286
Phased Array, 54, 77
Phase function, 293, 299, 303
Physical processes, 94, 118, 127, 317, 336,
344–345, 347
Physical retrieval calibration, 266
Phytoplankton type, 353, 358
Pigment concentration, 291–292, 294–299
Planetary wave, 195–197, 199–207
Planetary wave speed, 202
Polar atmosphere, 216–217, 219
Polarization, 14–15, 18, 21, 23, 25, 38–40,
43–45, 47, 51–52, 61, 103–105,
121, 126, 133–134, 158, 303, 327
Polar orbiting satellite, 39, 243, 249, 252, 256,
273
Potential, 31, 35, 40, 43, 51, 69, 73, 84, 88, 94,
97, 105–106, 132, 137–142, 147,
155, 160, 166, 176, 181–184, 197,
202, 205, 216, 260, 266, 290, 302,
349–353, 355, 357
Practical Salinity Scale, 26, 35
Primary productivity, 295
Productivity, global, 5–6
Pushbroom, 42, 49
Q
Q-factor, 319–321
QuikSCAT, 63–64, 94, 98, 100–104, 106–108,
114, 117, 128, 140, 142
R
Radar, 1, 24, 40, 51–52, 54–55, 59–60, 63–64,
66–70, 73–76, 84–85, 87–88,
103–105, 113, 115, 117–118,
120, 122–126, 128, 131–144, 147,
157–160, 185
interferometry, 157, 160
Radiance, 126, 129, 233, 235, 239, 278,
281, 290–296, 299–301, 307–311,
313–325, 328, 338, 349, 351, 353,
356
Radiometer, 6–7, 13–23, 25, 27, 36, 38, 40–43,
47, 51–55, 59–61, 63, 67–69,
147, 159, 197, 205, 212, 215–217,
220–225, 229–244, 249, 256,
266–267, 273–274, 281, 291, 307,
309–326, 329, 350
in situ, 368, 372
Radon transform, 199
Rain radar, 59–60, 63, 67–68
Rain rate, 13, 23–24, 26–27, 32
Rayleigh scattering, 292–293, 296, 303
Refractive index, 299, 309, 317–320
Remote sensing reflectance, 319–320
Remove-restore procedure, 185
Reprocessing, 273
Retrieval algorithm – microwave, 19–21, 25,
27
Reynolds SST time series, 115, 243–244
RFI, 17, 28–31, 47
R/GTS framework, 218
River, 10–11, 78–80, 84, 86–88, 114, 118,
335–337, 341–343, 358
Rossby waves, 150–152, 196, 199