Satellite And In Situ Salinity Understanding Near-Surface Stratification And Subfootprint Variability

Abstract

A synthesis of present knowledge about the formation and evolution of vertical and horizontal variability in near-surface salinity at scales relevant to satellite salinity is presented. The success of satellite salinity measurements suggests new possibilities of using global maps of salinity to monitor and understand ocean dynamics and the global hydrological cycle. The potential impact of both vertical salinity gradients and subfootprint-scale variability on satellite and in situ salinity data comparisons is discussed.

Publication Date

8-1-2016

Publication Title

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volume

97

Issue

8

Number of Pages

1391-1407

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00032.1

Socpus ID

84968557588 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84968557588

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