Distinguishing boundary layer signatures from mesoscale and ocean-clutter in SAR imagery

Author

Young, George S. ; Sikora, Todd D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Meteorol., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1385

Abstract

A spectrally-based method for filtering synthetic aperture radar imagery is presented. The resulting filtered spectra are employed in a mixed-layer similarity theory to yield estimates of convective velocity scale. Results are compared to ground-truth data as well as estimates derived via a previously presented method

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric movements; atmospheric techniques; backscatter; convection; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR imagery; backscatter; boundary layer; boundary layer signature; convection; convective velocity scale; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; mesoscale; meteorological radar; mixed-layer similarity theory; ocean-clutter; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; sea surface; synthetic aperture radar; Atmospheric waves; Backscatter; Filtering theory; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Ocean waves; Sea surface; Surface topography; Wind speed; Yield estimation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691435

Filename

691435