Image sequence processing is becoming a tremendous tool to
analyze spatio-temporal data in all areas of natural
science. It is the key to studythe dynamics of of complex
scientific phenomena. Methods from computer science and the
field of application are merged establishing new
interdisciplinary research areas.
This monograph emerged from scientific applications and thus
is an example for such an interdisciplinaryapproach. It is
addressed both to computer scientists and to researchers
from other fields who are applying methods of computer
vision. The results presented are mostly from environmental
physics (oceanography) but they will be illuminating and
helpful for researchers applying similar methods in other
areas.