2003 Images of the Month
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Dec. 2003: Warm waters
Aftereffects of 2003 heat wave on the Mediterranean sea surface temperature, as seen by models assimilating altimetry
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Nov. 2003: Aral Sea: nothing new under the Sun
The catastrophic shrinking of the Aral Sea level is continuing. However, this drying-up of the Aral Sea is not the first in History.
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Oct. 2003: Black Sea forecasting
Altimeter measurements provide data for operational nowcasting and forecasting of the basin-scale circulation of the Black Sea.
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Sep. 2003: Scaling the waves
Altimetry cannot give the wave heights every hour, but it is a good technique for identifying trends and gives some idea of the minimum and maximum heights.
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Aug. 2003: Sea salt seen by altimeters
Since salinity along with temperature, determines the water density, it thus has an impact on ocean circulation, and thus can be estimated using altimetry
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Jul. 2003: Currents steered by gaps in the ridges
Sea floor relief (or bathymetry) affects the sea surface topography
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Jun. 2003: Combining sensors
Measurements at sea complete, extend and are used as reference with respect to space techniques
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May 2003: Flying tandem
T/P - Jason-1 tandem shows the possibilities of a constellation of optimized altimetric satellites.
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Apr. 2003: A looping current
The Loop Current enters the Gulf of Mexico between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba, and makes a loop. Sometimes, this loop breaks, and forms a lone eddy.
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Mar. 2003: Africa's Great Lakes
Twelve African lakes can be monitored since 1992 from Topex/Poséidon
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Feb. 2003: Ocean currents
Large scale ocean currents flow along the lines of equal dynamic topography
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Jan. 2003: Altimetry and phytoplankton
Ocean color measurements are interesting for understanding phytoplankton life cycle, with respect to the physical parameters of the ocean when combined with altimetry.
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- Dec. 2003: Warm waters.
- Nov. 2003: Aral Sea: nothing new under the Sun.
- Oct. 2003: Black Sea forecasting.
- Sep. 2003: Scaling the waves.
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- Jul. 2003: Currents steered by gaps in the ridges.
- Jun. 2003: Combining sensors.
- May 2003: Flying tandem.
- Apr. 2003: A looping current.
- Mar. 2003: Africa's Great Lakes.
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