Title :
Identification of swell zones in the ocean: a remote sensing approach
Author :
Chen, Ge ; Ma, Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ocean Univ. of Qingdao, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a feasibility study of using collocated wind speed and significant wave height measurements from simultaneous satellite scatterometer and altimeter to observe the spatial and seasonal pattern of dominant swell zones in the world´s oceans.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; collocated wind speed; feasibility; measurement technique; ocean wave; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; seasonal pattern; significant wave height; spaceborne radar; spatial pattern; swell; swell zone identification; Energy measurement; Gravity; Oceans; Physics; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea measurements; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025738
