Abstract: On 26 June 1978 the world's first oceanographic satellite, Seasat, was launched into orbit, beginning a 104-day mission of observing the oceans. After an extensive analysis of the accuracy of data from the satellite by all ...

Abstract: Immediately following the passage of polar fronts that produced strong winds blowing away from Galveston Island and into the Gulf of Mexico, we used scattered LORAN-A radio waves, together with observations by wave stags, ...