Table 2 Applications in observing oceanographic features
Oceanographic features | Measured/estimated variables |
|---|---|
Boundary currents [78] | Cross-stream density gradients and depth-average currents |
Upwelling [79] | Temperature, salinity, and fluorescence |
Internal waves [80] | Vertical velocity |
Fronts [81] | Temperature and salinity gradients |
Eddies [82] | Conductivity, salinity, pressure, dissolved oxygen and fluorescence |
Algal bloom [83] | CTD, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, photosynthetically active radiation, and optical backscattering |
Acoustic backscatter and fluorescence | |
Sediment transport and resuspension [86] | Fluorescence, optical backscatter, colored dissolved organic matter, and CTD |