Microwave Scattering from the Ocean Surface

Author

Jones, W. Linwood ; Grantham, William L. ; Schroeder, Lyle C. ; Johnson, James W. ; Swift, Calvin T.

Author_Institution

NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA

fYear

1975

fDate

12-14 May 1975

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

28

Abstract

This paper is a review of current aircraft and satellite microwave remote sensing programs concerned with the measurement of ocean wave and surface wind conditions. These particular measurements have been identified by the user community as offering significant economic and technological benefits. Active microwave remote sensing techniques for these applications have been described theoretically and verified experimentally. The results of recent aircraft and satellite experimental programs are presented herein along with plans for the SeaSat-A Satellite Scatterometer.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave measurement; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; underwater optics; wind; SeaSat-A satellite scatterometer; active microwave remote sensing techniques; aircraft microwave remote sensing programs; ocean surface microwave scattering; ocean surface wind measurement; ocean wave measurement; satellite microwave remote sensing programs; Aircraft; Current measurement; Microwave measurements; Ocean waves; Remote sensing; Satellites; Scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium, 1975 IEEE-MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Palo Alton, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1975.1123267

Filename

1123267