Comparing Ships to Satellites
Program Scientist
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Dr. Lindstrom has degrees in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physical Oceanography from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Washington, respectively. His scientific interests include circulation of the ocean and air-sea exchange processes. Read more about Dr. Lindstrom here.
Webinar Clip
In this clip, Dr. Lindstrom gives viewers a comparison between early seagoing vessels and earth-observing satellites using the HMS Challenger and the International Space Station as examples. He then describes the kinds of information we can obtain from space: images, measurements, and data as well as more accurate weather models. We've "taken oceanography from ships to space!" To continue this thread, he then goes on to showcase the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite and the various technology onboard. Full webinar: From Sailing Ships to Satellites: Studying Salinity Through a Sensor Web
Click here for a transcript of this clip (PDF, 38.2 KB). |
Resources
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