Title :
The Comparison Between Synthetic Aperture Radar Imageries and Surface Truth of Ocean Waves
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Ocean waves measured offshore of Marineland, Florida, by the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) are compared with the surface truth data. The Fourier transform of SAR imageries are taken and the corrections of the wave directions and wave lengths due to the relative velocities between SAR and waves are considered. Favorable comparisons are obtained for the peak frequencies, wave directions, and directional distributions. However, the one-dimensional SAR spectra are quite different from the surface truth wave height spectra.
Keywords :
Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ocean waves; Pressure gauges; Pressure measurement; Propulsion; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '78
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1978.1151123
