Title :
Experimentation of a tomographic technique on envisat radar altimetry data: Oil platforms as an opportunity target
Author :
Scozzari, Andrea ; Gomez-Enri, Jesus ; Soldovieri, Francesco ; Vignudelli, Stefano
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
In the present paper, a microwave tomographic technique is used in order to analyze the effect of oil & gas platforms located in the Adriatic Sea on the radar returns of the RA-2 sensor, installed onboard the ENVISAT satellite. The study area is located in front of the Italian Adriatic coast of Ravenna harbor. The results from the analysis of waveforms show that hyperbolae are clearly visible. The tomographic reconstructions exhibit signatures corresponding to their presence. Their relationship is thought dependent on the geometric conditions. Some examples are discussed in this paper.
Keywords :
hydrocarbon reservoirs; oceanographic regions; Adriatic sea; ENVISAT radar altimetry data; ENVISAT satellite; Italian Adriatic coast; RA-2 sensor; Ravenna harbor; gas platforms; geometric conditions; hyperbolae; microwave tomographic technique; oil platforms; radar returns; tomographic reconstructions; Altimetry; Radar tracking; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Target tracking; Tomography; Adriatic Sea; Envisat; Satellite radar altimetry; coastal zone; tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947486
