Wind speed from ERS SAR images compared with ground truth from the FETCH experiment

Author

Weinreich, I. ; Hauser, D. ; Lehner, S. ; Horstmann, J.

Author_Institution

German Aerosp. Res. Establ., Wessling, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1622

Abstract

Surface wind fields over the ocean can be estimated from synthetic aperture radars (SAR) data using an empirical model relating the radar cross section to the wind speed and a prescribed wind direction. Results are presented for a ERS SAR image acquired on April 7th, 1998 over the Gulf of Lion (Mediterranean Sea) during the FETCH experiment. A comparison with data collected during the campaign is presented

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; wind; AD 1998 04 07; ERS; FETCH experiment; Gulf of Lion; Mediterranean Sea; SAR; boundary layer; empirical model; ground truth; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; radar cross section; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; surface layer; synthetic aperture radar; wind; wind speed; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Directive antennas; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image retrieval; Marine vehicles; Polarization; Position measurement; Sea measurements; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772039

Filename

772039