Title :
Influences of wind bursting on radar return
Author :
Savtchenko, Andrew ; Tang, Shih ; Wu, Jin
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Air-Sea Interaction, Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
Wind bursting events associated with intermittent and violent momentum transfers in the marine surface layer are identified with a three-axis sonic anemometer. Simultaneous measurements of X-band radar returns, airlows and sea-surface displacements are investigated during these events. Localizations of bursts, with respect to the underlying dominant waves, are estimated. Energies of surface elevations and radar returns during burstings are also estimated. The conditional sampling of the data during bursting events does not reveal any link among the enhanced air-sea momentum transfers, surface elevations and the radar returns
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; meteorological radar; meteorology; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; storms; wind; SHF; X-band; air sea interaction; airlow; atmosphere boundary layer; backscatter; enhanced air-sea momentum transfer; localization; marine atmosphere; marine surface layer; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radar scattering; outburst; radar remote sensing; radar return; sea surface; sea-surface displacement; storm; surface elevation; violent momentum transfer; wind burst; wind bursting; Antenna measurements; Displacement measurement; Fluid flow measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Ocean temperature; Radar; Sea surface; Stress; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516940
