Science Graphic of the Week: Monitoring Ocean Waves From Space

The radar instruments on some satellites can be used to gather all sorts of interesting information. The animation above illustrates wave heights in the North Sea that were derived from satellite radar measurements. [HTML1]Wave height and frequency in a large body of water are largely dependent on the speed of the wind moving across the […]

















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