Spatial spectra of atmospheric convective cells from radar images of ocean surface

Author

Etkin, V.S. ; Kravtsov, Yu.A. ; Mityagina, M.I. ; Semenov, S.S.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Space Res., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Apr 1995

Firstpage

80

Abstract

Unstable atmospheric boundary-layer conditions, when the ocean is warmer than the air, result in the appearance of considerable wind-field and surface-temperature variations. The atmospheric convection processes and increased ocean atmosphere energy exchange produce extra turbulence, eddies and coherent structures like as convective cells. This article discusses how radar imaging of the sea surface can be used to study atmospheric turbulence and convection in the marine boundary layer

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric movements; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; meteorological radar; meteorology; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; atmospheric turbulence; boundary layer; convection; convective cell; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorology; ocean sea surface; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; Airborne radar; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Clutter; Oceans; Optical surface waves; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, 1995. Conference Proceedings., Second Topical Symposium on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2402-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472334

Filename

472334