7. Additional Material
Chapter 6: Measuring Ocean Currents
Learn more
|
Jason and the Argo FloatsThe Argo programme was developed to provide in situ measurements of temperature, salinity and ocean currents that could complement measurements by the Jason satellite altimeter. |
|
Geostrophic CurrentsHow oceanographers convert satellite measurements sea surface height into measurements of current speed. |
|
The GeoidHow variation of the earth’s gravity field affects measurements of sea surface height, and how new satellites that measure gravity can help to give better measurements of ocean currents. |
