Texture-based description of ocean microwave radiometric images

Author

Raizer, V.Y. ; Gasiewski, A.J. ; Churnside, J.H.

Author_Institution

NOAA Environ. Technol. Lab., Sci. & Technol. Corp., Fairfax, VA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2029

Abstract

This paper discusses texture analysis of high-resolution (<1-3 km) ocean microwave radiometric images (OMI). A large volume of spectral OMI was obtained with the use of a multi-channel polarimetric scanning microwave radiometer (PSR) in the fall 1997. During image processing it was found that texture of OMI can be represented by a multi-dimensional mosaic with variable brightness characteristics. A number of local small-scale geometrical objects (signatures) are observed in a large-scale mosaic image background. The authors suppose that these radiometric features may be associated with a spatial non-uniformity of the hydrophysical fields and their local instabilities

Keywords

geophysical signal processing; image processing; image texture; multidimensional signal processing; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; high-resolution; image processing; image texture; large-scale mosaic image background; measurement technique; microwave imaging; microwave radiometric image; microwave radiometry; multi-dimensional mosaic; multichannel polarimetry; multidimensional signal processing; ocean; radiometric feature; remote sensing; sea surface; signature; small-scale geometrical objects; texture-based description; Brightness; Frequency; Image processing; Kelvin; Large-scale systems; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Sea surface; Smoothing methods; 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.1999.775022

Filename

775022