Spatial variability in radar backscatter from the ocean surface imaged by satellite-based SAR caused by multiscale atmospheric turbulence

Author

Mourad, Pierre D.

Author_Institution

Appl. Phys. Lab., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1941

Abstract

The authors consider the source of km streaks in SAR images of the ocean surface. These streaks may occur due to cold air outbreaks and the roll vortex phenomena and are associated with cloud streets. The present work offers direct and definitive confirmation that multiscale SAR streaks can be caused by multiscale atmospheric roll vortices

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vortices; Duck; North Atlantic; North Carolina; SAR image; USA; air sea interaction; atmosphere meteorology; cloud street; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; multiscale SAR streaks; multiscale atmospheric turbulence; ocean wave; radar backscatter; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; roll vortex; satellite-based SAR; sea surface; spaceborne radar; spatial variability; streak; synthetic aperture radar; Backscatter; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Oceans; Physics; Radar imaging; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703702

Filename

703702