Experimentation of a tomographic technique on envisat radar altimetry data: Oil platforms as an opportunity target

Author

Scozzari, Andrea ; Gomez-Enri, Jesus ; Soldovieri, Francesco ; Vignudelli, Stefano

Author_Institution

Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Pisa, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

13-18 July 2014

Firstpage

4477

Lastpage

4480

Abstract

In the present paper, a microwave tomographic technique is used in order to analyze the effect of oil & gas platforms located in the Adriatic Sea on the radar returns of the RA-2 sensor, installed onboard the ENVISAT satellite. The study area is located in front of the Italian Adriatic coast of Ravenna harbor. The results from the analysis of waveforms show that hyperbolae are clearly visible. The tomographic reconstructions exhibit signatures corresponding to their presence. Their relationship is thought dependent on the geometric conditions. Some examples are discussed in this paper.

Keywords

hydrocarbon reservoirs; oceanographic regions; Adriatic sea; ENVISAT radar altimetry data; ENVISAT satellite; Italian Adriatic coast; RA-2 sensor; Ravenna harbor; gas platforms; geometric conditions; hyperbolae; microwave tomographic technique; oil platforms; radar returns; tomographic reconstructions; Altimetry; Radar tracking; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Target tracking; Tomography; Adriatic Sea; Envisat; Satellite radar altimetry; coastal zone; tomography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Quebec City, QC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947486

Filename

6947486