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Graphical depiction of air-sea interactions
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air_sea_interaction_dynamics_1.jpg
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A graphic of the height variations in the Aral Sea as measured by TOPEX/Poseidon & Jason-1
along with a Landsat-5 image of the Aral Sea in Central Asia
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aralSea_landsatANDj-1hgt_var_graph.jpg
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NASA/JPL/Caltech
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Depiction of the top of the Earth viewed from the arctic with bathymetric and topographic hints
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bath_northPole.jpg
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NOAA
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Benjamin Franklin's map of the Gulf Stream
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benFranklinOceanChart.jpg
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
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Blue Marble over Africa
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blueMarble_africa.jpg
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NASA
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Global map showing ocean dynamic topography made from data from the TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry satellite
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dyn_topo_circulation.jpg
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NASA/JPL
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ECMWF Analysis t+000 1 Jul 2008 00UTC significant wave height and mean direction
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ECMWF_sig_wave_ht_analysis.jpg
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ECMWF
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Eddy kinetic energy derived from the combination of TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1/2
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eddy_kinetic_energyTP_ERS.jpg
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NASA / JPL
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Jason-1 Satellite Observes Mild El Niño in 2006
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el_nino_15sept06.jpg
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NASA
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Mean tidal energy fluxes of the M2 barotropic tide, determined from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter measurements
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flux_energie.jpg
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NOAA / GSFC
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Predicted seafloor topography from GEOSAT & ship depth measurements
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geosat_oceanfloor.jpg
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NOAA
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Global ocean currents
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global_currents2.jpg
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NGA/The COMET Program
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Plot of change in mean sea level anomalies from 1992 - 2008, with the trend being 3.2 mm/yr
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global_seaLevelRise_1.jpg
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NOAA
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Altimeter-derived tropical cyclone heat potential for 28 Aug 2005 along with the track of Hurricane Katrina
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gom_tchp_katrina.jpg
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NOAA / AOML
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Greenland ice sheet, MODIS image, 2004
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greenland_ice_sheet.jpg
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NOAA
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Map of southern Greenland plotted with altimetry measurements of surface elevation change between 1978 and 1988
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greenland_ice_sheet_el_changes.jpg
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NASA
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Drawing from 28 August 1873 of the H. M. S. CHALLENGER at St. Paul's Rocks
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hms_challenger_atStPaulRock.jpg
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NOAA
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Photograph of ice and ice flows
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iceview.jpg
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Jan Stanford, National Science Foundation
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Wind speed and wave height as observed for Tropical Cyclone Gonu by Jason-1
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j-1_trackTCGonuWindSpeedWaveHeight.jpg
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NASA/JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team
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Jason-1 altimetry sea surface height data showing El Niño in 2006 & La Niña in 2008
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J1_ssh_06_elnino_08lanina_nasajpl.jpg
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NASA/JPL
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Graphical depiction of how satellite altimetry works, using Jason-2 as the sample satellite
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j2_how_alt_works.jpg
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©The COMET Program
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Conceptual image of the Jason-2 spacecraft in space with its instruments labeled
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j2_instruments_concept.jpg
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Photograph of the launch of the rocket with the Jason-2 satellite
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j2_launch_nasa.jpg
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NASA
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A depiction of Jason-2 observing sea surface height and water vapour in the atmosphere
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j2_obs_ssh.jpg
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NASA/JPL-CalTech
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Jason-2: Complete set of orbit tracks, covering the Earth in 10 days
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j2_orbital_tracks.jpg
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NASA/JPL-CalTech
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Global map of sea level anomalies made from altimetry data from OSTM/Jason-2
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j2_seaLevelAnomalies.jpg
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NASA
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Conceptual image of the Jason-2 spacecraft in space
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j2_spacecraft_concept.jpg
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Conceptual image of the Jason-2 spacecraft in space
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j2_spacecraft_concept_small.jpg
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Images of Jason, the ancient Greek mariner from ancient pottery, in the Louvre collection
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jason_snake_pelias.jpg
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Image by Jastrow
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Photograph of the launch of Jupiter-C, America's first satellite, 1958
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jupiter_C_launch.jpg
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NASA
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A 3-D image of a La Niña event in Feb 1999 using data from TOPEX/Poseidon & NOAA-14/AVHRR
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la_nina02_1999_3D.jpg
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NASA / GSFC
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Two part graphic: Top shows a graph of height variations in Lake Tharthar, Iraq as measured by TOPEX/Poseidon & Jason-1; the bottom shows an image of the lake from Landsat 5, 1990
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lakeThartharIraq_landsatANDj-1hgt_var_graph.jpg
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NASA
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Map showing the large-scale ocean circulation based on data from the Topex-Poseidon altimetry satellite
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large_scale_ocea_circ_tp.jpg
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CLS/CNES
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LSTs Unload on Beach at Low Tide During Normandy Invasion
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lstatlowtideww2.jpg
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US Navy
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Mean sea surface, representing the sea level resulting from constant phenomena, computed from 10 years of altimetry data
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mean_sea_sfc.jpg
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CLS
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MODIS image of Morocco, 03 August 2000
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modis_morocco.jpg
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NASA
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Ocean observing systems
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ocean_obs_platforms.jpg
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NOAA
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Photograph of ocean waves
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ocean_waves_nasa.jpg
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NASA
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Graphical depiction of ocean and atmosphere interactions during normal conditions
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ocean-at_interaction.jpg
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NASA
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Sample IGDR product that shows surface velocity vectors in the Gulf Stream region on 24 Jul 1996
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offline_igdr.jpg
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EUMETSAT
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Photograph of an oil rig at sea
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oil_rig.jpg
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NASA
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Photograph of Francois Parisot
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parisot.jpg
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EUMETSAT
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MODIS RGB composite of phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Biscay, 16 May 2004
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phytoBloom.jpg
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NASA
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2 images, one showing sudden phytoplankton blooms between Africa and Madagascar as detected by a vegetation sensor onboard Spot, the other showing how well they correlate with eddies and currents as seen by an altimeter satellite
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phytoplank_blooms_sat_altimetry.jpg
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CLS
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Global map with major tectonic plates with plates labeled
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plateswtopo.jpg
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The COMET Program & NOAA/NGDC
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Global map with major tectonic plates with plates labeled
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plateswtopo_small.jpg
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The COMET Program & NOAA/NGDC
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Photograph of a shiny ice lead in the Arctic Ocean
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sea_ice_arctic_ocean.jpg
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UCAR, Photo by James Hannigan
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Modeled depiction of the arctic seamount
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seamounts.jpg
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NOAA
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Photograph of a helicopter in a search and rescue operation at sea
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search_rescue.jpg
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NOAA
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Map showing sea floor gravity anomalies from Seasat data
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seasat_global_grav_large_NGDC.jpg
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NOAA-NGDC
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Map showing sea floor gravity anomalies from Seasat data
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seasat_global_grav_large_NGDC_small.jpg
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NOAA-NGDC
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Maps made from altimetry data showing sea surface height variability in the Northern Hemisphere spring and fall centered on the Pacific Ocean
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seasons_spring_fall_nasa.jpg
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Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Side bar graphic for the navigation system, made with a photograph of a sunset over the ocean
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sidebar_bg.jpg
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UCAR Digital Library / NCU
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Jason-2 product showing Ku Band Significant Wave Height
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sig_wave_height.jpg
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NOAA/JPL
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Depiction of Skylab in space
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skylab_nasa.jpg
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NASA
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Splash page for the Jason-2 Altimetry module
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splash.jpg
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©The COMET Program & EUMETSAT
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Maps showing differences in sea surface height on 21 Feb vs. 21 August 2005 in the Mediterranean Sea
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ssh_21augANDsept08.jpg
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NASA/PMEL
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Sea-surface height map used by the marine industry plus photographs of ships at sea needing wave height and other types of information gleaned from satellite altimetry
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ssh_shipNeedingData.jpg
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NASA
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Aral Sea as viewed by Landsat 5 (1990) overlaid with Jason-1?s orbital path
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stans_aral_inset.jpg
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USDA
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Tropical Cyclone Gonu heading towards Oman, Met-9, 04 June 2007, 08:45 UTC, Channel 12 (HRV)
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tc_2007_06_04_0845_m9_ch12.jpg
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EUMETSAT
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Timeline with 50 year periods spanning 1700 - 2000 marked
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timeline50years.jpg
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© UCAR, Photo by Carlye Calvin /The COMET Program/ NCU
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Timeline with periods of major discoveries in oceanography since 1770 and a discovery mentioned per period
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timelineFindings.jpg
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© UCAR, Photo by Carlye Calvin /The COMET Program/ NCU
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Timeline with periods of major discoveries in oceanography displayed over a photograph of a coastal/beach scene. Key findings for some of the periods are displayed but the text is very faint so as to be suggestive but not readable.
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timelineFindings_fuzzy.jpg
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© UCAR, Photo by Carlye Calvin /The COMET Program/ NCU
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Timeline with periods marked where major advances were made in oceanography based on satellite alitmetry
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timelineSpecificDatesOnly.jpg
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© UCAR, Photo by Carlye Calvin /The COMET Program/ NCU
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Global view of Pacific Decadal Oscillation with a Kelvin Wave highlighted
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topex_pdo_200106.jpg
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NASA JPL
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Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography, 23 Sep 1992 - 24 Sep 1993
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tp_eddies_sep92_93.jpg
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NASA
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Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography, 23 Sep 1992 - 24 Sep 1993
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tp_eddies_sep92_93_small.jpg
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NASA
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Graphic showing 2 altimetry satellites over Earth overlaid with measurements of sea level rise from 1993-2008
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tp_j-1_seaLevelRise.jpg
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NASA
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Topex-Poseidon altimetry sea surface height data showing El Niño & La Niña
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tp_ssh_nov97elnino_dec98lanina_small.jpg
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NASA / JPL
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Map created from altimetry data showing an El Nino episode in the Pacific Ocean, 27 Jan 1993
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tp_ssh_pacific_elnino_jan1993.jpg
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NASA
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Plot of reflected radar echoes over the Amazon River from TOPEX-Poseidon
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tp_waveform_amazon.jpg
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The COMET Program/UCAR
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Plot of reflected radar echoes over the ocean from TOPEX-Poseidon
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tp_waveform_ocean.jpg
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The COMET Program/UCAR
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Significant wave height as measured by Topex-Poseidon Winter vs. summer 1995
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tp_wind_wave_janjun1995.jpg
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NASA/JPL-CalTech
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Map showing Jason-1's path over 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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tsunami_jason_path.jpg
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NOAA
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Combination of two images in the module: the timeline and fields impacted by altimetry data
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worldMap_timeline.jpg
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©UCAR, Photo by Carlye Calvin / The COMET Program / NCU
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Map of the world with five disciplines labeled whose practical applications benefit from satellite altimetry; each discipline is accompanied by an identifying image
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worldMap5applications.jpg
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NASA, EUMETSAT, UCAR, NOAA
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Map of the world with five of the Earth science disciplines labeled and accompanied by an identifying image
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worldMap5disciplines.jpg
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NASA, EUMETSAT, UCAR, NOAA
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