DocumentCode :
1051404
Title :
SASS measurements of the 
-band radar signature of the ocean
-band radar signature of the oceanAuthor :
Schroeder, Lyle C. ; Grantham, William L. ; Mitchell, John L. ; Sweet, Jon L.
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
fYear :
1982
fDate :
1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
3
Lastpage :
14
Abstract :
SeaSat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS) measurements of normalized radar cross section (NRCS) have been merged with high quality surface-wind fields based on in situ, to create a large data base of NRCS-wind signature data. These data are compared to the existing NRCS-wind model used by the SASS to infer winds. False-color maps of SASS NRCS and ocean winds from multiple orbits show important synoptic trends.
Keywords :
Meteorological satellites; Radar imaging/mapping; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Extraterrestrial measurements; Oceans; Orbits; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0364-9059
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1982.1145504
Filename :
1145504
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