426
Index
Mercator model, 219, 220 item MERIS,
see Medium Resolution Imaging
Spectrometer
Mescoscale
dynamics, 97, 99, 101–116
eddies, 356, 367–369
variability,98, 99, 102, 104, 116
Meteosat second generation, 57
Microwave radiometry, 234
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, 32–34, 36–38, 52, 58, 59,
62–65, 99–101, 121, 122, 125–130,
151, 156–158, 170, 171, 175, 190,
204, 213–217, 221, 222, 234–238, 244,
278, 324, 337, 340, 401, 405, 409,
411, 414
MODIS, see Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer
Monsoon, summer/winter, 10, 11, 19, 337, 338,
351
Mozambique Channel, 3, 10, 12, 13, 23,
261–279
Mozambique Channel Eddies, 12
MSG, see Meteosat second generation
MSS, see Landsat MSS, TM, ETM?
Multi-sensor, ix, 57, 163, 324
N
Namibian upwelling area, 168, 173, 177
NASA Scatterometer (ADEOS), 76, 77
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 57
NDVI, see Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index
NDWI, see Normalized Difference Water Index
Near Infrared, 402, 403
Near-surface wind fields, 75, 77, 78, 82, 92,
217, 219
Necho II, viii
Niger Delta, 149–153, 159, 161, 163
Nigeria, 149–164
Nile river delta, 377, 379, 380, 388, 393
NIR, see Near infrared
NOAA, see National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, 404,
405, 409
Normalized Difference Water Index, 405
Normalized radar cross-section, 77, 82–84, 210
Northeast monsoon current, 10
North Equatorial Countercurrent, 6, 8
North Equatorial Current, 6, 7, 10
Northwest Africa, 119
NRT (Near Real Time), 285
NSCAT, see NASA Scatterometer (ADEOS)
Nutrients, 136, 143, 146
O
Ocean
colour, 31, 32, 52, 167, 170, 173, 185–199,
339, 340
colour radiometry, 187, 188, 190
modeling, 250
winds, 337, 338, 342, 344, 349, 350
Oceanic eddies, 81, 91, 92
Oceansat-2 Scatterometer, 77
Oil
pollution, 17, 149–164
spill, 149–151, 153–159, 161–163
Optical
imagery, 157, 158
properties, 32, 120, 137, 138, 174, 179, 185,
189, 191, 199, 337, 416
remote sensing, 135
Organic matter, 135, 136, 138, 141
OSCAT, see Oceansat-2 Scatterometer
P
PAR see Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Pelagophytes, 187, 190
Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 119, 327
Phytoplankton, 7–9, 14, 17, 32, 35, 39, 62,
113, 119–121, 126, 127, 131, 135, 136,
138–141, 143, 146, 167, 169–175, 179,
185–192, 194, 204, 213, 222, 263,
340, 343, 373, 386, 410, 412–414,
416
Pigments, 32, 135, 140, 189, 194, 199, 336,
340, 362, 379, 395
Pillars of Hercules, viii
Polarimetric (SAR, PolSAR), 283, 297
Polarization, 76, 251, 297, 299
range, 297
sensitivity, 33
Pollution, 89, 136, 137, 146, 151, 155, 159,
163, 384, 385
air, 153
marine, 378
microbial, 17
Potential fishing zones, 68
Primary production, 7, 17, 20, 120, 173, 263,
339, 412
Pycnocline, 87, 88, 263, 268, 271–274, 277
Q
QuikSCAT, 76–78, 80, 81, 84, 121, 125, 129,
130, 135, 171, 339, 348, 373, 408
Index
Mercator model, 219, 220 item MERIS,
see Medium Resolution Imaging
Spectrometer
Mescoscale
dynamics, 97, 99, 101–116
eddies, 356, 367–369
variability,98, 99, 102, 104, 116
Meteosat second generation, 57
Microwave radiometry, 234
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, 32–34, 36–38, 52, 58, 59,
62–65, 99–101, 121, 122, 125–130,
151, 156–158, 170, 171, 175, 190,
204, 213–217, 221, 222, 234–238, 244,
278, 324, 337, 340, 401, 405, 409,
411, 414
MODIS, see Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer
Monsoon, summer/winter, 10, 11, 19, 337, 338,
351
Mozambique Channel, 3, 10, 12, 13, 23,
261–279
Mozambique Channel Eddies, 12
MSG, see Meteosat second generation
MSS, see Landsat MSS, TM, ETM?
Multi-sensor, ix, 57, 163, 324
N
Namibian upwelling area, 168, 173, 177
NASA Scatterometer (ADEOS), 76, 77
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 57
NDVI, see Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index
NDWI, see Normalized Difference Water Index
Near Infrared, 402, 403
Near-surface wind fields, 75, 77, 78, 82, 92,
217, 219
Necho II, viii
Niger Delta, 149–153, 159, 161, 163
Nigeria, 149–164
Nile river delta, 377, 379, 380, 388, 393
NIR, see Near infrared
NOAA, see National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, 404,
405, 409
Normalized Difference Water Index, 405
Normalized radar cross-section, 77, 82–84, 210
Northeast monsoon current, 10
North Equatorial Countercurrent, 6, 8
North Equatorial Current, 6, 7, 10
Northwest Africa, 119
NRT (Near Real Time), 285
NSCAT, see NASA Scatterometer (ADEOS)
Nutrients, 136, 143, 146
O
Ocean
colour, 31, 32, 52, 167, 170, 173, 185–199,
339, 340
colour radiometry, 187, 188, 190
modeling, 250
winds, 337, 338, 342, 344, 349, 350
Oceanic eddies, 81, 91, 92
Oceansat-2 Scatterometer, 77
Oil
pollution, 17, 149–164
spill, 149–151, 153–159, 161–163
Optical
imagery, 157, 158
properties, 32, 120, 137, 138, 174, 179, 185,
189, 191, 199, 337, 416
remote sensing, 135
Organic matter, 135, 136, 138, 141
OSCAT, see Oceansat-2 Scatterometer
P
PAR see Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Pelagophytes, 187, 190
Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 119, 327
Phytoplankton, 7–9, 14, 17, 32, 35, 39, 62,
113, 119–121, 126, 127, 131, 135, 136,
138–141, 143, 146, 167, 169–175, 179,
185–192, 194, 204, 213, 222, 263,
340, 343, 373, 386, 410, 412–414,
416
Pigments, 32, 135, 140, 189, 194, 199, 336,
340, 362, 379, 395
Pillars of Hercules, viii
Polarimetric (SAR, PolSAR), 283, 297
Polarization, 76, 251, 297, 299
range, 297
sensitivity, 33
Pollution, 89, 136, 137, 146, 151, 155, 159,
163, 384, 385
air, 153
marine, 378
microbial, 17
Potential fishing zones, 68
Primary production, 7, 17, 20, 120, 173, 263,
339, 412
Pycnocline, 87, 88, 263, 268, 271–274, 277
Q
QuikSCAT, 76–78, 80, 81, 84, 121, 125, 129,
130, 135, 171, 339, 348, 373, 408