Title :
Shipboard studies of L-, C-, and X-band backscatter and surface wind forcing during NORCSEX´91
Author :
Davidson, K.L. ; Frederickson, P.A. ; Onstott, R.G.
Author_Institution :
Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
During November of 1991, microwave scattering measurements of the ocean were obtained from a research vessel in support of coastal ocean studies in coordination with the commissioning phase of the newly launched ERS-1 spacecraft. The NORwegian Continental Shelf EXperiment provided in situ shipboard observations of wind-wave-current interactions and backscatter in coincidence with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) acquisitions. Insight gained from the in situ observations will be used in the interpretation of the oceanographic and meteorological features found in SAR imagery
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical techniques; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; wind; AD 1991; ERS-1; L-ban C-band X-band; NORCSEX´91; Norwegian Sea; UHF SHF microwave; air sea interaction; atmosphere ocean interaction; backscatter SAR; measurement technique; ocean wave current; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radiowave reflection; surface wind forcing; Backscatter; Meteorology; Microwave measurements; Oceans; Phase measurement; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Space vehicles; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326038
