Flow Visualization of the Sea by Using the Advanced Earth Observing Stellite (ADEOS) "Midori"

Abstract

Some example of flow visualization of the sea by using the Advanced Earth Observing Stellite (ADEOS) "Midori" are presented. These include: (1) North-south flow pattern of the Kuroshio Extension, which was affected by slopes of the Japanese Trench, observed using Ocean Color and Temperture Scanner (ADEOS/OCTS), (2) Detailed structure of upwelling off Peru for non-El Nino event, observed using ADEOS/OCTS, (3) Flow visualization of the coastal current in the Isahaya Bay, Kyushu, before and after closing of the bay mouth, observed using Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer (ADEOS/AVNIR), and (4) Flow visualization of longitudinal vortices formed in the wind-wave boundary layer, observed using ADEOS/AVNIR.