Title :
Internal waves in the Strait of Messina observed by the ERS 1/2 synthetic aperture radar
Author :
Brandt, Peter ; Rubino, Angelo ; Alpers, Werner
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Oceanography, Hamburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Radar images acquired from 1991 to 1995 by the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) aboard the European Remote Sensing satellites ERS 1 and ERS 2 have been used to study the dynamics of internal solitary waves in the Strait of Messina. Roughness patterns of internal waves which are imaged by the SARs are compared with surface convergence patterns calculated by an one-dimensional, two-layer numerical model which describes the generation and propagation of internal waves in the Strait of Messina
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic regions; AD 1991; AD 1992; AD 1993; AD 1994; AD 1995; ERS 1; ERS 2; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; SAR; Sicily; Strait of Messina; coast; dynamics; internal solitary wave; internal wave; ocean wave; one-dimensional model; radar remote sensing observations; roughness patterns; sea surface; synthetic aperture radar; two-layer numerical model; Convergence of numerical methods; Numerical models; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Satellites; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;
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.1996.516706
