Polar Seas Oceanography: An integrated case study of the Kara Sea

by Walter Thirring, Ola M. Johannessen

Rapid development of Earth observation satellite using remote sensing techniques enables observations of the oceanic processes by sea and airborne study to be carried out over vast areas in a short time. This first book written by Russian and Norwegian scientists is an analysis of studies of the Kara Sea and presents a unique catalogue of environmental and pollution data of the joint Norwegian and Russian oceanographic expedition studies of the Kara Sea spanning three decades.

487 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 2002