Scanning radar altimeter measurements of sea surface mean square slope during TOGA COARE and its relationship to SST and internal waves

Author

Walsh, E. ; Hagan, D. ; Rogers, D. ; Vandemark, D. ; Swift, R. ; Scott, J.

Author_Institution

Wallops Flight Facility, NASA, Wallops Island, VA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

565

Abstract

The sea surface mean square slope (mss) was determined from the backscattered power falloff with incidence angle measured with the 36 GHz NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter. Under light wind conditions, the mss showed an inverse correlation with sea surface temperature (SST) for surface wavelengths on the order of 30 km. Both variations might be caused by internal waves

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; 36 GHz; AD 1992; EHF mm wave millimetric; NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter; Pacific Ocean; SST; TOGA COARE; backscatter; dynamics; incidence angle; internal wave; light wind conditions; mean square slope; measurement technique; ocean wave; power falloff; radar remote sensing; scanning radar altimetry; sea surface; sea surface temperature; Least squares approximation; Noise level; Optical propagation; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Table lookup; Wavelength measurement; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399185

Filename

399185