Open AccessUsing microwaves to map global ocean surface currents
Author(s) -
Schultz Colin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo420015
Subject(s) - microwave , surface (topology) , geology , environmental science , oceanography , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Sailors and scientists have been charting ocean currents for centuries, yet even today, reliable, up‐to‐date maps of global surface currents for navigation or other operational uses are scarce.