Backscatter modelling of ship-generated internal wave wakes observed during the Loch Linnhe series of experiments

Author

Stapleton, Neil R.

Author_Institution

GEC-Marconi Res. Centre, Chelmsford, UK

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1732

Abstract

Surface currents measured during the 1989 Loch Linnhe experiment are used as input to a surface-wave surface-current interaction model coupled to electromagnetic scattering models to predict intensity variations in SAR imagery at P, L and C band. Two scattering models are used, one is Kirchhoff-based, the other is a composite-surface model. The model predictions obtained generally agreed with measured image modulations, although the phase shift of the modulations with radar frequency was under-predicted

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; search radar; ships; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; wakes; AD 1989; Loch Linnhe; North Atlantic; SAR imagery; Scotland; UK; VHF UHF SHF microwave; backscatter modelling; electromagnetic scattering model; intensity variations; internal wave; measurement technique; ocean dynamics; ocean sea surface; radar remote sensing; radar scattering model; sea coast; ship-generated internal wave wake; surface-wave surface-current interaction model; wave current interaction; Backscatter; Current measurement; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency measurement; Phase modulation; Predictive models; Radar scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399549

Filename

399549