Spatial variations of microwave backscatter magnitude and angular distribution: response of the short waves to wind and surface changes

Author

Weissman, David E. ; Plant, William J. ; Keller, William C. ; Hesany, Vahid

Author_Institution

Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

888

Abstract

Comparisons among submesoscale sea surface Ku-band backscatter, wind speed, air and sea temperatures, friction velocity and laser altimeter wave height spectra were made to observe the dynamic responses in time and space of the centimeter waves within kilometer sized areas. Measurements were made in October 1993 off the Oregon coast from an airship carrying a dual polarized Ku-band radar with a suspended package of meteorological and physical instruments, and a laser altimeter

Keywords

airborne radar; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; wind; 14 GHz; AD 1993; Ku band; North Pacific; Oregon coast; SHF; airborne radar polarimetry; angular distribution; boundary layer; dynamic response; friction velocity; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; microwave backscatter magnitude; microwave radar; ocean wave; radar scattering; remote sensing; sea surface; sea temperature; spatial variation; submesoscale sea surface Ku-band backscatter; surface change; wind speed; Backscatter; Friction; Laser radar; Laser theory; Masers; Ocean temperature; Sea surface; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516510

Filename

516510