Index
427
R
Radar, 75–78, 80, 82, 88, 100, 149, 151, 163,
204, 205, 210–212, 240, 244, 249–251,
262, 263, 272–274, 283, 286, 289, 295,
302, 305–307, 356, 358, 359, 406
backscatter, 87, 89, 90, 211, 223, 272, 289,
356, 358, 359
RADARSAT, 76, 244, 295
Radiometer
visible and infrared, 76, 99, 100
Range Doppler velocity, 252, 254, 256, 259
Ray Tracing, 268, 270
Red Sea, vii-ix, 3–5, 10, 15, 17–21, 42, 49, 231,
315–318, 320–323, 326–329, 335–339,
341–344, 347, 348, 350, 351, 355–357,
360, 362–367, 369, 371–373, 375
Reflectance, 32, 123, 124, 128, 135, 138–146
Remote sensing reflectance, 135
Resilience, coral bleaching, 315
Rift Valley Lakes, 5, 21, 22, 23
River discharges, 135–137, 143
River runoff, 135, 136, 143, 145, 146
S
Saharan dust, 119–127, 129, 131
SAR, see Synthetic Aperture Radar
SASS, see Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer
Sassandra River, 135–146
Satellite monitoring, 164
Scatterometer, 75–77, 80–84, 92, 121, 171,
340, 341
SDD, see Secchi Disc Depth
Seagrass, 317, 321, 323, 324, 329
Sea level, 97, 124, 171, 173,
sea level, 380–382, 389
anomaly, 97–102, 104, 107, 111, 112, 218,
235, 255, 256
pressure, 124
SEASAT, 76, 77
Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS), 77
Seasonal
cycle, 15, 63, 65, 97, 125, 128, 173, 395
instability, 8
periods, 137, 142
variability, 142, 145, 187, 275, 364
warming, 169
Sea state, 285, 292, 302, 305–307, 309
Sea surface
currents, 338
height, 100, 204, 213, 231, 232, 276
salinity, 6, 10, 76, 177, 218, 338, 383, 393
temperature, 55–69, 76, 91, 97, 99, 127,
167, 168, 173, 221, 231–245, 250, 256
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor, 31,
52, 100, 104, 110–112, 115, 121, 135,
137, 142, 146, 169, 170, 173–175, 177,
234, 327, 335–337, 339–345, 347–351,
377, 386, 394, 395, 401, 410, 412, 414,
415
SeaWiFS, see Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view
Sensor
Secchi Disc Transparency, 379
Secchi Disc Depth, 171, 172, 410
Sediment, 19, 32, 136, 138, 139, 173, 176–178,
192, 199, 327, 380, 382–385, 394, 410,
414, 416
Senegalese coast, 213
SEVIRI see Spinning Enhanced Visible and
Infra-Red Imager
Ship
detection, 285, 289, 292–294, 297, 300, 305
identification, 283
wake, 284, 294, 302
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 413
SLA, see Sea level anomaly
Solitary
meanders, 13, 60
waves, 82, 262, 263, 279
Solitons, 88, 266
Somali Current, 10–12
South Africa, 38, 49
South Atlantic Current, 8, 13, 14
South Equatorial Countercurrent, 6
South Equatorial Current, 6, 10, 12, 14
Soutwest Monsoon Current, 10
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager, 408
Speckle, 82, 299
Spectral signatures, 199, 321, 340, 385, 386
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red
Imager, 234
SPOT HRV, HRG, 386
Spring bloom, 32
SSM/I, see Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SSS, see Sea surface salinity
SST, see Sea surface temperature
Stratification, 7, 9, 112, 186, 262, 268, 270,
273, 275, 277, 338
Strait of Gibraltar, 4, 6, 15, 16, 75, 83–85, 87,
88
Strait of Madagascar, 264
Strait of Messina, 15, 88
Strait of Sicily, 15, 16
Sulphur plume, 167, 170, 171, 176–178
Sun glint, 33, 35, 46, 48, 197, 208
Surface circulation, 16, 238, 240, 337,
339
427
R
Radar, 75–78, 80, 82, 88, 100, 149, 151, 163,
204, 205, 210–212, 240, 244, 249–251,
262, 263, 272–274, 283, 286, 289, 295,
302, 305–307, 356, 358, 359, 406
backscatter, 87, 89, 90, 211, 223, 272, 289,
356, 358, 359
RADARSAT, 76, 244, 295
Radiometer
visible and infrared, 76, 99, 100
Range Doppler velocity, 252, 254, 256, 259
Ray Tracing, 268, 270
Red Sea, vii-ix, 3–5, 10, 15, 17–21, 42, 49, 231,
315–318, 320–323, 326–329, 335–339,
341–344, 347, 348, 350, 351, 355–357,
360, 362–367, 369, 371–373, 375
Reflectance, 32, 123, 124, 128, 135, 138–146
Remote sensing reflectance, 135
Resilience, coral bleaching, 315
Rift Valley Lakes, 5, 21, 22, 23
River discharges, 135–137, 143
River runoff, 135, 136, 143, 145, 146
S
Saharan dust, 119–127, 129, 131
SAR, see Synthetic Aperture Radar
SASS, see Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer
Sassandra River, 135–146
Satellite monitoring, 164
Scatterometer, 75–77, 80–84, 92, 121, 171,
340, 341
SDD, see Secchi Disc Depth
Seagrass, 317, 321, 323, 324, 329
Sea level, 97, 124, 171, 173,
sea level, 380–382, 389
anomaly, 97–102, 104, 107, 111, 112, 218,
235, 255, 256
pressure, 124
SEASAT, 76, 77
Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS), 77
Seasonal
cycle, 15, 63, 65, 97, 125, 128, 173, 395
instability, 8
periods, 137, 142
variability, 142, 145, 187, 275, 364
warming, 169
Sea state, 285, 292, 302, 305–307, 309
Sea surface
currents, 338
height, 100, 204, 213, 231, 232, 276
salinity, 6, 10, 76, 177, 218, 338, 383, 393
temperature, 55–69, 76, 91, 97, 99, 127,
167, 168, 173, 221, 231–245, 250, 256
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor, 31,
52, 100, 104, 110–112, 115, 121, 135,
137, 142, 146, 169, 170, 173–175, 177,
234, 327, 335–337, 339–345, 347–351,
377, 386, 394, 395, 401, 410, 412, 414,
415
SeaWiFS, see Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view
Sensor
Secchi Disc Transparency, 379
Secchi Disc Depth, 171, 172, 410
Sediment, 19, 32, 136, 138, 139, 173, 176–178,
192, 199, 327, 380, 382–385, 394, 410,
414, 416
Senegalese coast, 213
SEVIRI see Spinning Enhanced Visible and
Infra-Red Imager
Ship
detection, 285, 289, 292–294, 297, 300, 305
identification, 283
wake, 284, 294, 302
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 413
SLA, see Sea level anomaly
Solitary
meanders, 13, 60
waves, 82, 262, 263, 279
Solitons, 88, 266
Somali Current, 10–12
South Africa, 38, 49
South Atlantic Current, 8, 13, 14
South Equatorial Countercurrent, 6
South Equatorial Current, 6, 10, 12, 14
Soutwest Monsoon Current, 10
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager, 408
Speckle, 82, 299
Spectral signatures, 199, 321, 340, 385, 386
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red
Imager, 234
SPOT HRV, HRG, 386
Spring bloom, 32
SSM/I, see Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SSS, see Sea surface salinity
SST, see Sea surface temperature
Stratification, 7, 9, 112, 186, 262, 268, 270,
273, 275, 277, 338
Strait of Gibraltar, 4, 6, 15, 16, 75, 83–85, 87,
88
Strait of Madagascar, 264
Strait of Messina, 15, 88
Strait of Sicily, 15, 16
Sulphur plume, 167, 170, 171, 176–178
Sun glint, 33, 35, 46, 48, 197, 208
Surface circulation, 16, 238, 240, 337,
339