Title :
Wavelet processing of SAR ocean wave images
Author :
Carlson, Gordon E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
Use of the wavelet transform to reduce noise and enhance the appearance of individual wave structure in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image of the ocean surface is examined. Results are shown for images generated by aircraft (ERIM) and spacecraft (SIR-B) based radars
Keywords :
airborne radar; geophysical signal processing; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; wavelet transforms; ERIM; SAR; SIR-B; image enhancement; image processing; individual wave structure; measurement technique; noise reduction; ocean wave sea surface; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; wavelet processing; wavelet transform; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Image generation; Noise reduction; Ocean waves; Sea surface; Space vehicles; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar; Wavelet transforms;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520491
