title: Studies of Sub-Mesoscale Variability of the Ocean Upper Layer Based on Satellite Observations Data
abstract: Purpose. The approach represented in the article is applied to analysis of satellite scanner optical images of high spatial resolution for identifying and quantitative determining the characteristics of the submesoscale dynamic processes in the ocean upper layer. Methods and Results. The Envisat AATSR and MERIS SAR-images are used as the satellite data, which permit to determine the ocean surface temperature and surface brightness in the visible range, respectively. Variations in the sea surface
journal: Physical Oceanography