Ocean Winds and Remote Sensing

By Amy Cooper, Salem State College, Salem, MA, USA


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SSM/I Radiometer

Wind Scatterometer

SeaWinds


QuikSCAT Monitors Four Hurricanes - This image was produced from September 26, 2002 SeaWinds data 
showing the convergence of four tropical systems on the United Sates simultaneously.  The white streamlines indicate wind 
direction and the color map shows wind speeds.
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