Satellite Altimetry
Satellite altimetry enables us to measure the height of the ocean for the entire planet over a period of days, and from the humps and bumps coupled with the atmospheric pressure, derive the drivers of large-scale circulations. (Allen and Allen 2019)
Sources
Allen, S, and W Allen. 2019. “Introduction.” In Challenges and Innovations in Ocean In Situ Sensors, 1–26. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809886-8.00001-6.