“Rocky Water 93/10”: in-situ measurements supported by satellite remote sensing and high resolution ocean modelling in near real time

Author

Wahl, T. ; Glattetre, J. ; Jenserud, T. ; Skoelv, Å ; Martinsen, E.A. ; Sveen, V.

Author_Institution

Defence Res. Establ., Kjeller, Norway

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

“Rocky Water 93/10” was a major oceanographic experiment in Vestfjorden, Norway. The research vessel leading the in-situ measurements had near real time access to analysed images from the radar satellite ERS-1 and to current, salinity, and sea temperature predictions from a high resolution (4 km) ocean circulation model. Interesting ocean features were observed in several ERS-1 passes, but the satellite images could not give the desired information on a certain critical day of the experiment. The ocean circulation model provided 48 hours prognosis every 12 hours, and was much help for directing the resources during the experiment

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; ERS-1; Norwegian Sea; Rocky Water 93/10; SAR; Vestfjorden; current; current dynamics; dynamics; measurement technique; ocean Norway fjord; ocean circulation model; ocean coast; ocean model; radar image; radar remote sensing; real time operation; salinity; satellite remote sensing; sea surface; sea temperature; synthetic aperture radar; thermal structure; Current measurement; Image analysis; Image resolution; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364018

Filename

364018