Title :
Analysis of Sentinel-1 marine applications potential
Author :
Vachon, Paris W. ; Wolfe, John ; Greidanus, Harm
Author_Institution :
Defence R&D Canada-Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Ship detectability modelling has been carried out for Sentinel-1, including development of a ship detectability tool that applies to Sentinel-1, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, and Envisat ASAR image data. Capabilities and limitations of the tool´s predictions are discussed. Also considered is Sentinel-1´s expected capability for other maritime applications, including iceberg detection, wind retrieval, oil spill detection, sea ice surveillance, and ship wake detection. In general, the Interferometric Wide Swath mode with its high spatial resolution and 250 km swath will be a useful mode for surveillance of the littoral zone.
Keywords :
geophysical image processing; image resolution; object detection; oceanographic techniques; oil pollution; radar imaging; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; ships; spaceborne radar; surveillance; synthetic aperture radar; wind; Envisat ASAR image data; Interferometric Wide Swath mode; RADARSAT-1; RADARSAT-2; Sentinel-1 marine application potential; iceberg detection; littoral zone surveillance; maritime application; oil spill detection; sea ice surveillance; ship detectability modelling; ship detectability tool; ship wake detection; spatial resolution; wind retrieval; Marine vehicles; Noise; Oceans; Sea ice; Surveillance; Synthetic aperture radar; Wind speed; SAR; Sentinel-1; ship detection;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351187
