Visible and microwave signatures of river plumes in microtidal seas

Author

Forget, P. ; Fraunié, P. ; Ouillon, S.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Sondages Electromagnetiques de l´´Environnement Terrestre, Toulon Univ., La Garde, France

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

278

Abstract

We give examples of the use of satellite and hyperspectral data to retrieve characteristics of solid suspended matter in the Rhone and Ebro river plumes, on particular concerning stratification. We also show that dynamical features of the Rhone river plume (its frontal boundaries) can be observed on ERS radar images. Preliminary modeling results are presented

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; rivers; sedimentation; spaceborne radar; turbidity; ERS radar images; Ebro; France; Mediterranean Sea; Rhone; Spain; coast; frontal boundaries; hyperspectral remote sensing; measurement technique; microtidal sea; microwave signature; ocean; radar remote sensing; river plume; solid suspended matter; spaceborne radar; stratification; suspended sediment; turbidity; visible signature; Hyperspectral imaging; Integrated optics; Mouth; Reflectivity; Rivers; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Solids; Spaceborne radar; Water;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7031-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976130

Filename

976130