The retrieval of oceanic wind field using the pencil-beam conical scanning scatterometer

Author

Zhang, Yunhua ; Jiang, Jingshan

Author_Institution

Center for Space Sci. & Appl. Res., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China

fYear

2000

fDate

15-18 Aug. 2000

Firstpage

134

Lastpage

137

Abstract

An algorithm for retrieving the near surface oceanic wind field using the pencil-beam conical scanning scatterometer was developed. The pencil-beam conical scanning scatterometer is one mode of the China spaceborne multi-mode microwave sensors. Our simulations show that for the cell at different azimuthal position, the retrieval accuracy is different for the same measurement deviation. Finally, a helicopter experiment for backscattering model development has been introduced and preliminary results have been given.

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; meteorological radar; ocean waves; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; backscattering model development; helicopter experiment; near surface oceanic wind field; oceanic wind field; pencil-beam conical scanning scatterometer; retrieval accuracy; spaceborne multi-mode microwave sensor; Microwave sensors; Polarization; Position measurement; Power measurement; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, 2000. Proceedings. ISAPE 2000. 5th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6377-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAPE.2000.894742

Filename

894742