|   |   | Preface |   |   | 
|   |   | Abbreviations |   |   | 
|   |   | List of figures |   |   | 
|   |   | List of tables |   |   | 
|   |   | List of abbreviations and names of satellites and sensors |   |   | 
|   |   | List of symbols and nomenclature |   |   | 
| 1 |   | Introduction |   | 1 | 
| 1.1 |   | An important observational tool for planetary science |   | 1 | 
| 1.2 |   | Putting remote sensing to work for oceanographers |   | 3 | 
| 1.3 |   | The oceanographic scope of the book |   | 4 | 
| 1.4 |   | Reference |   | 6 | 
| 2 |   | The methods of satellite oceanography |   | 7 | 
| 2.1 |   | Ocean remote-sensing techniques---a summary |   | 7 | 
| 2.2 |   | The unique sampling capabilities of sensors on satellites |   | 9 | 
| 2.2.1 |   | Creating image-like data fields from point samples |   | 9 | 
| 2.2.2 |   | Satellite orbits and how they constrain remote sensing |   | 11 | 
| 2.2.3 |   | The space-time sampling capabilities of satellite sensors |   | 14 | 
| 2.3 |   | Generic data-processing tasks |   | 16 | 
| 2.3.1 |   | Sensor calibration |   | 17 | 
| 2.3.2 |   | Atmospheric correction |   | 19 | 
| 2.3.3 |   | Positional registration |   | 21 | 
| 2.3.4 |   | Geophysical product derivation |   | 21 | 
| 2.3.5 |   | Image resampling onto map projections |   | 23 | 
| 2.3.6 |   | Composite image maps |   | 26 | 
| 2.4 |   | Sensor types for observing the ocean |   | 28 | 
| 2.4.1 |   | Using the electromagnetic spectrum |   | 28 | 
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