Title :
A Spaceborne Radar for Directional Wave Spectrum Estimation: First Performance Simulations
Author :
Tison, C. ; Carayon, G. ; Lambin, J. ; Castillan, P. ; Souyris, J.C. ; Hauser, D.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse
Abstract :
SWIM is a Ku-band radar designed for wave directional spectrums estimation. This radar operates at six incidence angles (0deg to 10deg) with complete azimuth scanning. This paper presents the simulation tool developed for defining SWIM design and evaluating SWIM performance. The simulation tool is an end-to-end simulator, i.e. from the sea surface to the estimated wave spectrum. Some simulations are discussed, showing that the preliminary design of SWIM will fulfill the scientific requirements.
Keywords :
backscatter; marine radar; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Ku-band radar; SAR; SWIM; Surface Wave Investigation and Monitoring; Synthetic Aperture Radar; backscattered signal; end-to-end simulation; ocean wave; sea surface wave spectrum estimation; spaceborne radar; spaceborne wave spectrometer; Spaceborne radar; Spectral analysis; SWIM; Wave spectrum; end-to-end simulation; radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778865
