Title :
Scanning radar altimeter measurements of sea surface mean square slope during TOGA COARE and its relationship to SST and internal waves
Author :
Walsh, E. ; Hagan, D. ; Rogers, D. ; Vandemark, D. ; Swift, R. ; Scott, J.
Author_Institution :
Wallops Flight Facility, NASA, Wallops Island, VA, USA
Abstract :
The sea surface mean square slope (mss) was determined from the backscattered power falloff with incidence angle measured with the 36 GHz NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter. Under light wind conditions, the mss showed an inverse correlation with sea surface temperature (SST) for surface wavelengths on the order of 30 km. Both variations might be caused by internal waves
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; 36 GHz; AD 1992; EHF mm wave millimetric; NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter; Pacific Ocean; SST; TOGA COARE; backscatter; dynamics; incidence angle; internal wave; light wind conditions; mean square slope; measurement technique; ocean wave; power falloff; radar remote sensing; scanning radar altimetry; sea surface; sea surface temperature; Least squares approximation; Noise level; Optical propagation; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Table lookup; Wavelength measurement; Wind speed;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399185
