Title :
ERS-1 altimeter data processing over the Mediterranean Sea: algorithmical tailoring and validation at I-PAF
Author :
Bartoloni, A. ; Celani, C. ; Nirchio, F.
Author_Institution :
Centro di Geodesia Spaziale, ASI, Matera, Italy
Abstract :
The problem of the sea state parameters estimation in the Mediterranean Sea is discussed. In particular a method for the computation of low values of the significant wave height is described and tested on simulated data and real ERS-1 data
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; parameter estimation; radioaltimeters; remote sensing by radar; telecommunications computing; ERS-1 altimeter data processing; I-PAF; Italian Processing and Archiving Facility; Mediterranean Sea; sea state parameter estimation; significant wave height computation method; simulated data; Computational modeling; Data processing; Difference equations; Fourier transforms; Geophysics computing; Mathematical model; Parameter estimation; Probability density function; Radar; Testing;
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.1993.322421
