Title :
Dual-beam ATI SAR measurements of surface currents in the nearshore ocean
Author :
Farquharson, Gordon ; Huazeng Deng ; Goncharenko, Yuriy ; Mower, John
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Surface flow is estimated from a dual-beam along-track interferometric synthetic aperture radar at the mouth of a tidally-driven estuary. The measurements show strong variation in the surface flow around jetties and seem to be associated with bathymetry. The surface flow estimates compare well with in situ drifter measurements made around the same time.
Keywords :
bathymetry; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; bathymetry; dual-beam ATI SAR measurements; dual-beam along-track interferometric synthetic aperture radar; in-situ drifter measurements; jetties; near-shore ocean; surface currents; surface flow estimates; tidally-driven estuary; Radar antennas; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947021
