Multifrequency SAR observations of ocean surface features off the coast of Norway

Author

Johannessen, J.A. ; Lyzenga, D.R. ; Shuchman, R. ; Espedal, H. ; Holt, B.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

2

fYear

34881

fDate

10-14 Jul1995

Firstpage

1328

Abstract

Simultaneous P-band, L-band and C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images collected by the JPL AIRSAR system off the coast of Norway reveal surface features associated with presence of slicks, ocean fronts, internal waves and ship wakes. The features observed in these three radar bands are markedly different, and in most cases these differences are in agreement with theoretical predictions. All three bands contain some useful information and the interpretation of each image is assisted by an examination of the others. However, the single band which appears to contain the most information is the L-band

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; C-band; JPL AIRSAR; L-band; North Sea; Norway; Norwegian Sea; P-band; UHF VHF SHF; circulation; coast; dynamics; front; internal wave; measurement technique; microwave radar; multifrequency SAR image; ocean surface feature; ocean wave; radar remote sensing; sea surface slick; ship wake; synthetic aperture radar; Aircraft propulsion; L-band; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Radar imaging; Radar theory; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International

Conference_Location

Firenze

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2567-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521740

Filename

521740