Title :
On the radar imaging of the sea frontal zone: "CoastWatch-95" experiment and its analysis
Author :
Akimov, Dmitry B. ; Johannessen, Ola M. ; Kudryavtsev, Vladimir N.
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Center, Nansen Int. Environ., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
A new model of radar imaging of ocean fronts is presented. Along with Bragg scattering the radar part of the model accounts for scattering from breaking waves. The Impact of sea front on wind waves results from both surface current and varying wind forcing adjusted to sea temperature. The model results are compared with field "CoastWatch-95" observations
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Bragg scattering; CoastWatch-95; SAR; breaking waves; front; measurement technique; model; ocean; ocean wave; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; sea frontal zone; surface current; synthetic aperture radar; thermohaline structure; wind waves; Atmospheric measurements; Image analysis; Marine vehicles; Ocean temperature; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976801
