Radar signatures of oceanic and atmospheric internal waves: a comparison

Author

Alpers, Werner

Author_Institution

Inst. of Oceanogr., Hamburg Univ., Germany

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

23-26 Sep 1996

Firstpage

873

Abstract

Radar signatures of oceanic and atmospheric internal waves visible on spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of the sea surface are analyzed. They are interpreted in terms of models describing the radar imaging and the dynamics of these two types of internal waves. It is shown that in some cases it is difficult to determine unambiguously whether the modulation pattern visible on these SAR is of oceanic or atmospheric origin

Keywords

atmospheric movements; atmospheric techniques; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; meteorological radar; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR image; atmosphere; backscatter; dynamics; internal wave; measurement technique; meteorological radar; modulation pattern; ocean; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar signature; sea surface; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Atmospheric waves; Ocean temperature; Radar imaging; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3519-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1996.568344

Filename

568344