The book describes different approaches to the analysis of heat and dynamic processes in the
ocean-atmospheric interface with satellite passive radiometric observations at microwaves. It
examines the feasibility of determining synoptic seasonal and year-to-year variations of
sensible latent and momentum fluxes to a useful accuracy using the DMSP SSM I and EOS Aqua
AMSR-E data directly from the measured brightness temperatures.An important object in the
studies is the North Atlantic with emphasize on the areas with high midlatitude cyclon
activity: here the main results have been obtained by combining data from the vessel
experiments NEWFOUEX-88 ATLANTEX-90 and the data of microwave radiometers from the DMSP and
EOS Aqua satellites.The role of vertical turbulent and horizontal advective heat transfer in
forming interrelations between the brightness temperature of the system ocean-atmosphere and
surface heat fluxes in the range of synoptic time scales is analyzed.Special sections of the
book describe some results of analysis of reaction of the system ocean-atmosphere on passing of
the tropical cyclone Katrina (August 2005) in the Florida Strait as well as a behavior of the
system in the period of a time preceding to origination the cyclone Humberto (September 2007)
in the Mexico Gulf. The long-term goal of this research is the search for effects and
regularities which can explain the reasons for the tropical cyclones appearance. Some
characteristics of the tropical cyclones (brightness temperature and heat contrasts etc.) are
compared with those for midlatitude cyclones.At the same time as covering a key topic area with
implications for global warming research this text is also usefull to students who want to
gain insight into application of satellite microwave radiometric methods for studying the
air-sea interaction.Key themes: microwave radiometry air-sea interaction midlatitude and
tropical cyclones atmosphere boundary layer heat and momentum surface fluxes.
