Airborne Oceanographic Lidar (AOL) - The Airborne Oceanographic Lidar is a remote sensing instrument usually carried
onboard a NASA P-3B or C-130 aircraft. The AOL platform incorporates several
sensors including two active laser fluorosensors, several passive down and up looking
spectrometers, and a thermal infrared temperature sensor.
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The Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX) - The Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX/Poseidon) is an advanced satellite radar
altimetry system which provides global sea level measurements with an unprecedented
accuracy. The sea level data from TOPEX/Poseidon is used to determine global ocean
circulation and to increase the knowledge of the interaction of the oceans and the
atmosphere.
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