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

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Oct 1993

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1385-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326038

Filename

326038