Oceanological results from the ALMAZ-1 mission: an overview

Author

Ivanov, A.Yu. ; Litovchenko, K.Ts.

Author_Institution

Center ALMAZ, NPO Mashinostroenia, Moscow, Russia

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

539

Abstract

The potential of the S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) aboard the Russian Satellite ALMAZ-1 in observing ocean phenomena has been studied. The ALMAZ-1 SAR images acquired over the ocean show different ocean phenomena: surface waves, internal waves, oceanic fronts, upwellings, bottom topography, sea ice and oil slicks as well as atmospheric phenomena. This review presents the oceanological results from the ALMAZ-1 mission and evaluates the effectiveness of the ALMAZ-1 SAR for ocean studies. Examples of interpreted ALMAZ-1 SAR images are presented

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; 3.1 GHz; ALMAZ-1 mission; Russian Satellite; S-band; SAR imaging; front; internal wave; measurement technique; microwave radar; ocean dynamics; ocean wave; oil slick; radar remote sensing; sea ice; sea surface; seafloor topography; spaceborne radar; surface wave; synthetic aperture radar; upwelling; Atmospheric waves; Ice surface; Oceans; Petroleum; Satellites; Sea ice; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615936

Filename

615936