Title :
Microwave radar remote sensing of surface currents in the nearshore region
Author :
Farquharson, Gordon ; Behn, Mario ; Perkovic, Dragana ; Culcuoglu, Zeynep ; Frasier, Stephen J.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Remote Sensing Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA
Abstract :
We present observations of microwave radar backscattered power in the nearshore region, and results of a surface current estimation algorithm using microwave radar data. In low wind and wave conditions, patches of increased backscatter are observed in radar images. Animations of the images show these patches advected by nearshore flows such as wave induced cell circulations and longshore currents
Keywords :
computer animation; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; wind; longshore current; low wind condition; microwave radar backscattered power; nearshore region; ocean surface current estimation algorithm; radar image animation; remote sensing; wave induced cell circulation; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar tracking; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface morphology;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368620
