An overview of the Joint US/Russia Internal Wave Remote Sensing Experiment

The Joint US/Russia Internal Wave Remote Sensing Experiment was an at-sea investigation of the hydrodynamic and electromagnetic processes associated with surface expressions of oceanic internal waves. Remote sensor systems used in the experiment included multifrequency microwave radiometers and scatterometers, a real aperture side-looking airborne radar, airborne and satellite synthetic aperture radars, and optical cameras. Oceanographic and meteorological instruments were also deployed to provide in situ data for interpreting the remote sensor observations and for comparing model predictions with sensor responses.