Remote sensing of current-wave interaction with SIR-C/X-SAR (SRL-1) at the Gulf Stream supersite

The first mission of NASA´s Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR)-C/X-SAR (SRL-1) took place 9-20 April 1994. The authors report the activities and efforts for ground/sea truthing SRL-1 at the Gulf Stream (GS) supersite on current-wave interaction off the East Coast of the U.S. The resources used were the RN Cape Hatteras, the NRL/P-3 with RAR, the NAWC/P-3 with SAR, and the JPL/DC-8 AlRSAR. Other in-situ measurements within the GS supersite that will be used in the ensuing investigations are NOAA/NWS/NDBC off shore buoys and coastal stations. Also, in the comparisons and scientific investigations, AVHRR imagery of the supersite region have been obtained, and SAR images from four passess of ESA´s ERS-1 satellite over the GS supersite during this time frame will be available. Preliminary results of the comparisons and investigations are described