The response of the short wave directional spectrum to rapid wind and surface variations using microwave backscatter

Author

Weissman, David E. ; Plant, William J. ; Keller, William C. ; Hesany, Vahid

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA

Volume

3

fYear

34881

fDate

10-14 Jul1995

Firstpage

1629

Abstract

For the first time, it has been possible to conduct airborne K_u-band (14 GHz) radar cross section measurements with a full 360° azimuthal sweep of the sea surface combined with simultaneous measurements of coincident wind speed, friction velocity and numerous other physical variables at the air-sea interface within a kilometer-sized area. Measurements were conducted from a blimp during September and October of 1993 off the coast of Oregon. The broad objective of the experiment was to understand air/sea interactions in a coastal environment using a variety of remote (active and passive), and in-situ sensors

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic regions; 14 GHz; AD 1993; K_u-band; North Pacific; Oregon; SHF; USA; air sea interaction; coastal; friction velocity; marine boundary layer; meteorology; microwave backscatter; ocean atmosphere interaction; ocean wave direction; radar cross section; radar remote sensing; rapid wind change; sea coast; sea surface; short wave directional spectrum; surface variation; Backscatter; Instruments; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Physics; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Time measurement;

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.1995.523980

Filename

523980