• DocumentCode
    1381554
  • Title

    C-Band Cross-Polarization Wind Speed Retrieval

  • Author

    Vachon, Paris W. ; Wolfe, John

  • Author_Institution
    Defence R&D Canada - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    456
  • Lastpage
    459
  • Abstract
    C-band ocean backscatter observations over operational weather buoys using RADARSAT-2 fine quad mode data have resulted in new empirical relationships for the C-band co-polarization ratio and the C-band cross-polarization (cross-pol) ocean backscatter. The cross-pol relationship is independent of incidence angle and wind direction, which simplifies wind speed retrieval from synthetic aperture radar imagery for sufficiently high wind speeds.
  • Keywords
    data analysis; oceanographic techniques; synthetic aperture radar; wind; C-band copolarization ratio; C-band cross-polarization wind speed retrieval; C-band ocean backscatter observation; RADARSAT-2 fine quad mode data; incidence angle; synthetic aperture radar imagery; weather buoy; Backscatter; Noise; Oceans; Wind forecasting; Wind speed; C-band; RADARSAT-2; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1545-598X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LGRS.2010.2085417
  • Filename
    5638769
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1381554