Index
A
AATSR, see Advanced Along-Track Scanning
Radiometer
Absorption, 32–35, 38, 40, 120, 121, 128,
138–140, 171, 172, 174, 175, 178, 189,
190–194, 222
Active Microwave Instrument
on ERS-1, ERS-2, 76, 77, 81
ADEOS, see Advanced Earth Observing
Satellite
Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer,
57
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite, 76, 77
Advanced Land Observing Satellite, 406
Advanced Scatterometer
on MetOp-A, 76, 77, 217
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission
Reflection Radiometer, 404, 405, 409,
414
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar, 151, 156,
158, 356, 359, 371, 375
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer,
57, 58, 62, 65, 100, 104, 107
Advection, 115, 116, 196, 204, 220, 263
Aerosol optical depth, 121, 122, 124, 125, 130,
131
African coasts, 76, 78, 80, 88, 91, 92
African Great Lakes, ix, 5, 15, 23, 407
African Seas, viii, ix, 3, 5, 23, 24, 31–52
Agulhas Current, 8, 10, 13, 60, 61, 231–245,
249–254, 256–259
Agulhas Leakage, 13
Agulhas Retroflection, 13, 250
Agulhas Return Current, 13
AIS, see Automatic Identification System
Algal bloom, 128
Along-Track Interferometry, 297, 304, 307
ALOS, see Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Altimeter, 99, 100, 102, 104, 111
Altimetry, 233, 235, 238–241, 243, 244, 250,
254, 257–259, 404, 407
AMI, see Active Microwave Instrument
Angola Current, 6, 8, 9
AOP, see Apparent Optical Properties
Apparent Optical Properties, 138
Aqua
Earth Observation Satellite, 58
ASAR, see Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
ASCAT, see Advanced Scatterometer
Assimilation, 81, 250, 258, 259
ASTER, see Advanced Spaceborne Thermal
Emission Reflection Radiometer
Aswan High Dam, 380, 383, 395
ATI, see Along-Track Interferometry Atlantic
Ocean, 4–6, 8, 9, 12–16
Atmospheric
correction, 33, 46, 191, 192, 194, 197, 199,
410–412, 416
front, 80, 81, 92
gravity waves, 81, 92
Automatic Identification System, 284–286,
289, 290
AVHRR, see Advanced Very High Resolution
Radiometer
AVISO, see Archiving, Validation
and Interpretation of Satellite
Oceanographic
B
Bab-el-Mandeb, 338, 344, 350
Basin-scale eddies, 356, 360, 367, 369, 370,
374, 375
Basin topography, 370, 375
Bathymetric modeling, 319, 320
Bathymetry, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 88, 268–270, 273,
274, 276, 319, 320, 338, 339, 362, 406
Benguela Current, 6, 8, 14, 59, 64
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DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8008-7,
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A
AATSR, see Advanced Along-Track Scanning
Radiometer
Absorption, 32–35, 38, 40, 120, 121, 128,
138–140, 171, 172, 174, 175, 178, 189,
190–194, 222
Active Microwave Instrument
on ERS-1, ERS-2, 76, 77, 81
ADEOS, see Advanced Earth Observing
Satellite
Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer,
57
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite, 76, 77
Advanced Land Observing Satellite, 406
Advanced Scatterometer
on MetOp-A, 76, 77, 217
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission
Reflection Radiometer, 404, 405, 409,
414
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar, 151, 156,
158, 356, 359, 371, 375
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer,
57, 58, 62, 65, 100, 104, 107
Advection, 115, 116, 196, 204, 220, 263
Aerosol optical depth, 121, 122, 124, 125, 130,
131
African coasts, 76, 78, 80, 88, 91, 92
African Great Lakes, ix, 5, 15, 23, 407
African Seas, viii, ix, 3, 5, 23, 24, 31–52
Agulhas Current, 8, 10, 13, 60, 61, 231–245,
249–254, 256–259
Agulhas Leakage, 13
Agulhas Retroflection, 13, 250
Agulhas Return Current, 13
AIS, see Automatic Identification System
Algal bloom, 128
Along-Track Interferometry, 297, 304, 307
ALOS, see Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Altimeter, 99, 100, 102, 104, 111
Altimetry, 233, 235, 238–241, 243, 244, 250,
254, 257–259, 404, 407
AMI, see Active Microwave Instrument
Angola Current, 6, 8, 9
AOP, see Apparent Optical Properties
Apparent Optical Properties, 138
Aqua
Earth Observation Satellite, 58
ASAR, see Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
ASCAT, see Advanced Scatterometer
Assimilation, 81, 250, 258, 259
ASTER, see Advanced Spaceborne Thermal
Emission Reflection Radiometer
Aswan High Dam, 380, 383, 395
ATI, see Along-Track Interferometry Atlantic
Ocean, 4–6, 8, 9, 12–16
Atmospheric
correction, 33, 46, 191, 192, 194, 197, 199,
410–412, 416
front, 80, 81, 92
gravity waves, 81, 92
Automatic Identification System, 284–286,
289, 290
AVHRR, see Advanced Very High Resolution
Radiometer
AVISO, see Archiving, Validation
and Interpretation of Satellite
Oceanographic
B
Bab-el-Mandeb, 338, 344, 350
Basin-scale eddies, 356, 360, 367, 369, 370,
374, 375
Basin topography, 370, 375
Bathymetric modeling, 319, 320
Bathymetry, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 88, 268–270, 273,
274, 276, 319, 320, 338, 339, 362, 406
Benguela Current, 6, 8, 14, 59, 64
V. Barale, M. Gade (eds.), Remote Sensing of the African Seas,
423
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8008-7,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014