Title :
Spatial variations of sea surface microwave backscatter in response to wind, wind stress and surface current variations
Author :
Weissman, David E. ; Plant, William J. ; Keller, William C. ; Hesany, Vahid
Author_Institution :
Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA
Abstract :
Comparisons among submesoscale sea surface Ku-band backscatter, wind speed, air and sea temperatures and friction velocity were made to observe the dynamic responses in time and space of the centimeter waves within kilometer sized areas. A unique experimental configuration using a Blimp as a radar platform has made it possible to conduct Ku-band radar cross section observation with a full 360° azimuth sweep, for simultaneous vertical and horizontal polarizations. Measurements were made in October 1993 off the Oregon coast from an airship that also carried a suspended package of meteorological and physical instruments that is positioned close to the sea surface
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; meteorological radar; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; wind; Ku-band; North Pacific; SHF; atmosphere; backscattering; current variation; dynamic response; dynamics; friction velocity; measurement technique; meteorological radar; microwave backscatter; ocean; polarimetry; polarization; radar cross section; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; sea surface; sea temperature; spatial variation; submesoscale; wind stress; Azimuth; Backscatter; Friction; Ocean temperature; Polarization; Radar cross section; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.569088
