Validation of SAR ocean wave measurements: ERS-1 and CV-580 cross spectra, and CV-580 along-track InSAR

Author

Vachon, P.W. ; Bjerkelund, C. ; Buckley, J. ; Campbell, J. ; Dobson, F.W. ; Gray, A.L. ; Johnsen, H. ; Lalbeharry, R.

Author_Institution

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1155

Abstract

In December 1994 a field program, now known as Sea Truth and Remote Sensing (STARS´94), was carried out over the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The field program has provided data which offers the opportunity to validate synthetic aperture radar (SAR) measurements of the ocean wave spectrum. The authors present validation of SAR spectral inversions, starting from the inter-look cross spectrum, for ERS-1 SAR and the CCRS CV-580 SAR. They also present a direct measurement of the heave spectrum using the along-track interferometry (ATIn-SAR) mode of the CCRS SAR

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1994 12; ATIn-SAR; CV-580 cross spectra; ERS-1; Grand Banks; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; SAR; SAR method; STARS´94; Sea Truth and Remote Sensing; along-track InSAR; along-track interferometry; inter-look cross spectrum; measurement technique; ocean wave; radar remote sensing; sea surface; spectral inversion; synthetic aperture radar; validation; Cascading style sheets; Educational institutions; Image resolution; Information technology; Ocean waves; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516599

Filename

516599