Remote sensing in the Aegean Sea

Dimitri Georgopoulos (1) , Lucien Wald (2)

1 Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research
2 CEP/Sophia

Unusual satellite images of the Aegean Sea, in both the visible and infrared ranges, are discussed. Alternating bright and dark features downwind of islands suggest the presence of atmospheric lee waves.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Dimitri Georgopoulos, Lucien Wald. Remote sensing in the Aegean Sea. Application of Aerospace Remote Sensing in Marine Research, ICES/CIESM Statutory Meeting, Oct 1981, Woods Hols, Mass., United States. ⟨hal-00467912⟩