Title :
Studies of sea surface waves using microwave ΔK-spectrometer, scatterometer and radiometer
Author :
Bulatov, M.G. ; Etkin, V.S. ; Mikhailova, E.A. ; Pungin, V.G. ; Raev, M.D. ; Skvortsov, E.I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space Res., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Presents some results of complex aircraft experiment conducted to study sea surface in the NW Pacific near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The present experiment was conducted using a Δk-spectrometer (dual-frequency scatterometer) simultaneously with a scatterometer and a radiometer for the measurement of radar backscatter and brightness temperature variations. The application of these instruments made it possible to reconstruct the current velocity picture and temperature fronts in the shelf area and to connect these phenomena with underwater bottom topography. Zones of internal wave packets were identified and estimates were made of the influence of currents associated with internal waves on the surface wave spectra transformation
Keywords :
microwave imaging; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; ΔK-spectrometer; Pacific; coast; current velocity; dynamics; internal wave packet; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; ocean wave radar remote sensing; radar backscatter; scatterometry; sea surface wave; shelf; temperature front; underwater bottom topography; Aircraft; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322069
