Ocean surface topography
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Name (Hebrew)
טופוגרפיה של פני הים
Name (Latin)
Ocean surface topography
Name (Arabic)
طبوغرافية سطح المحيط
Other forms of name
Dynamic sea surface topography
Sea surface topography
Topography, Dynamic sea surface
Topography, Ocean surface
Topography, Sea surface
See Also From tracing topical name
Oceanography
Hydrographic surveying
Ocean currents
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Q7076157
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sh2010014492
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Yang, Z. V. Datum for Great South Bay, New York Bight, and New York Harbor, 2010:t.p. (sea surface topography)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Ocean Surface Topography from Space website, Nov. 3, 2010(... ocean currents flow around highs and lows of oceanic pressure that can be determined from the height of sea surface, called ocean surface topography. Topography is the shape of a surface, including its relief. The topography of the sea surface is influenced by both gravity and ocean circulation)
- Encyclopedia of marine science, 2009p. 444 (Ocean currents flow around highs and lows of oceanic pressure that can be determined from the height of sea surface, called ocean surface topography) p. 446 (... maps of the sea surface topography can be drawn, showing the regions of high and low pressure in a manner similar to the highs and lows of pressure on synoptic weather maps. From these charts of ocean surface topography, the barotropic component of the ocean circulation can be inferred from the geostrophic relations)
- Wikipedia, Nov. 3, 2010(The ocean surface has highs and lows, similar to the hills and valleys of Earth's land surface depicted on a topographic map. These variations, called "ocean surface topography" or "dynamic sea surface topography" are mapped using measurements of sea surface height relative to Earth's geoid. Earth's geoid is a calculated surface of equal gravitational potential energy and represents the shape the sea surface would be if the ocean were not in motion. Ocean surface topography is used to map ocean currents ... [and] to understand how the ocean moves heat around the globe)
Wikipedia description:
Ocean surface topography or sea surface topography, also called ocean dynamic topography, are highs and lows on the ocean surface, similar to the hills and valleys of Earth's land surface depicted on a topographic map. These variations are expressed in terms of average sea surface height (SSH) relative to Earth's geoid. The main purpose of measuring ocean surface topography is to understand the large-scale ocean circulation.
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