Title :
Detection of convective instability in atmospheric boundary layer over the ocean by airborne Ku-band real aperture radar
Author :
Mityagina, M.I. ; Kravtsov, Yu.A. ; Pungin, V.G. ; Sabinin, K.D. ; Yakovlev, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space Res., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The paper examines structural features of radar images obtained under unstable stratification of the ocean-atmosphere boundary layer. Manifestations of the dry and moist convective cells are of special interest. Near surface convective processes in radar images are investigated at different sounding directions relative to the mean surface wind. Images recorded by airborne side looking real aperture radar at a wavelength of 2.25 cm are considered. Radar images under discussion were recorded during joint Russia/US experiment JUSREX conducted in July 1992 in an area off the US coast, roughly 80 km south east of Long Island, New York
Keywords :
airborne radar; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; meteorological radar; meteorology; natural convection; remote sensing by radar; 2.25 cm; AD 1992 07; JUSREX; North Atlantic; SHF; SLAR; airborne Ku-band real aperture radar; airborne side looking radar; atmosphere; convective cell; convective instability; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorological radar; meteorology; microwave radar; natural convection; radar remote sensing; troposphere; turbulence detection; unstable stratification; Airborne radar; Atmosphere; Image analysis; Ocean temperature; Polarization; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516258
