Title :
Simulation of altimeter waveforms from a deterministic three dimensional ocean surface
Author :
Amarouche, L. ; Thouvenot, E. ; Chapron, B.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
The authors present a simulator that generates a deterministic ocean surface according to a given bidimensional power spectrum with a one square meter resolution to compute the corresponding altimeter waveform by applying the radar equation to each point of this surface. This simulator is validated by comparing the estimated surface parameters to initial ones using a maximum likelihood estimator
Keywords :
backscatter; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; backscatter; bidimensional power spectrum; deterministic surface; ocean wave; radar altimetry method; radar equation; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; rough surface; sea surface; simulation; three dimensional surface; waveform; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Oceans; Optical surface waves; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860475
