DocumentCode
2106096
Title
Identification of swell zones in the ocean: a remote sensing approach
Author
Chen, Ge ; Ma, Jun
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Ocean Univ. of Qingdao, China
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
946
Abstract
This paper presents a feasibility study of using collocated wind speed and significant wave height measurements from simultaneous satellite scatterometer and altimeter to observe the spatial and seasonal pattern of dominant swell zones in the world´s oceans.
Keywords
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; collocated wind speed; feasibility; measurement technique; ocean wave; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; seasonal pattern; significant wave height; spaceborne radar; spatial pattern; swell; swell zone identification; Energy measurement; Gravity; Oceans; Physics; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea measurements; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7536-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025738
Filename
1025738
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