{"id":1895,"date":"2016-11-07T13:33:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T13:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/?page_id=1895"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:42:27","slug":"how-are-satellites-used-to-observe-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/?page_id=1895","title":{"rendered":"How are satellites used to observe the ocean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-color:#21212196\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1171\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #1895\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/satellites1171-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: min(min(calc(100% - var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl,4rem)), 720px), 1171px)) 100vw, min(min(calc(100% - var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl,4rem)), 720px), 1171px)\" title=\"How are satellites used to observe the ocean?\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Satellites are amazing tools for observing the Earth and the big blue ocean that covers more than 70 percent of our planet. By remotely sensing from their orbits high above the Earth, satellites provide us much more information than would be possible to obtain solely from the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Using satellites, NOAA researchers closely study the ocean. Information gathered by satellites can tell us about ocean bathymetry, sea surface temperature, ocean color, coral reefs, and sea and lake ice. Scientists also use data collection systems on satellites to relay signals from transmitters on the ground to researchers in the field\u2014used in applications such as measuring tidal heights and the migration of whales. Transmitters on satellites also relay position information from emergency beacons to help save lives when people are in distress on boats, airplanes, or in remote areas.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/satellites-ocean.html\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This  was originally published on https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/satellites-ocean.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Satellites are amazing tools for observing the Earth and the big blue ocean that covers more than 70 percent of our planet. By remotely sensing from their orbits high above the Earth, satellites provide us much more information than would be possible to obtain solely from the surface. Using satellites, NOAA researchers closely study [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1896,"parent":280,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1895","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2028,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1895\/revisions\/2028"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}