INSAR imagery of surface currents, wave fields and fronts

Author

Ainsworth, T.L. ; Cannella, M.E. ; Chubb, S.R. ; Fusina, R.A. ; Jansen, R.W. ; Marmorino, G.O. ; Valenzuela, G.R.

Author_Institution

Div. of Remote Sensing, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1720

Abstract

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (INSAR) has lead to a resurgence of interest in space-based and airborne remote radar sensing. The recent SIR-C/X-SAR shuttle missions dramatically emphasize the experimental and observational aspects of space-based radar. The information obtain from INSAR studies is of high quality, detailed and oft times unique. The authors employ an INSAR measurement of the surface currents and wave field near a velocity front to refine the modeling of calculated radar images of the front

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; INSAR imagery; SAR; backscatter; current front; interferometric synthetic aperture radar; measurement technique; model; ocean dynamics; ocean wave field; radar image; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; sea surface; space-based; synthetic aperture radar; velocity front; Oceans; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface fitting; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;

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.1994.399546

Filename

399546