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Review article
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17 Oct 2017
Review article |
| 17 Oct 2017
Remote sensing of ocean surface currents: a review of what is being observed and what is being assimilated
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Expert Center in Remote Sensing (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
Joaquim Ballabrera-Poy
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
Antonio Turiel
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Expert Center in Remote Sensing (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
Emilio García-Ladona
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Short summary
Ocean currents play a key role in Earth’s climate – they are of major importance for navigation and human activities at sea and impact almost all processes that take place in the ocean. Nevertheless, their observation and forecasting are still difficult. Here, we review the main techniques used to derive surface currents from satellite measurements and the existing approaches to assimilate this information into ocean models.
Ocean currents play a key role in Earth’s climate – they are of major importance for...
