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Click here to search for other assets The Aquarius/SAC-D Mission: Designed to Meet the Salinity Remote-Sensing Challenge Grade level: 9-12 Theme: 21st century technology Article: documents/21.1_lagerloef.pdf
Now, we are pleased to report that a new satellite program scheduled for launch in the near future will provide data to reveal how the ocean responds to the combined effects of evaporation, precipitation, ice melt, and river runoff on seasonal and interannual time scales. These measurements can be used, for example, to close the marine hydrologic budget, constrain coupled climate models, monitor mode water formation, investigate the upper-ocean response to precipitation variability in the tropical convergence zones, and provide early detection of low-salinity intrusions in the subpolar Atlantic and Southern oceans. Read and discuss the text on the Aquarius/SAC-D mission design (p. 73-74). Student Outcomes After reading this article, students should be able to: Explain how new technology can enhance the gathering and manipulation of oceanic data. (T: 9-12) Key: C = climate / O = ocean circulation / T = 21st century technology / W = water cycle |