Title :
Coastal ocean studies using shipbased scatterometer during NORCSEX´91
Author :
Onstott, Robert G. ; Davidson, Kenneth
Author_Institution :
Environmental Res. Inst. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
During November of 1991, microwave scattering measurements were obtained from a research vessel in support of coastal ocean studies in coordination with the commissioning phase of the newly launched ERS-1 spacecraft. The NORwegian Continental Shelf EXperiment provided in situ observations of wind-wave-current interactions in coincidence with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) acquisitions. The scattering measurements made from ship were acquired at 1.5, 5.25, and 9.38 GHz, VV or HH polarization, and incidence angles of 23° and 50°. Insight gained from the in situ observations will be used in the interpretation of the oceanographic and meteorological features found in SAR imagery
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; 1.5 GHz; 5.25 GHz; 9.38 GHz; NORCSEX´91; NORwegian Continental Shelf EXperiment; SAR imagery; SHF; UHF; coastal ocean studies; incidence angles; microwave scattering measurements; shipbased scatterometer; synthetic aperture radar; wind-wave-current interactions; Marine vehicles; Microwave measurements; Oceans; Phase measurement; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322223
