Title :
An application of scatterometer signal phase information for the determination of near sea surface wind speed and near surface air and water temperatures difference
Author :
Arakelyan, A.K. ; Hambaryan, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radiophys. & Electron., Acad. of Sci., Ashtarak, Armenia
Abstract :
A radar method for the determination of sea surface wind speed and the difference of near surface air and water temperatures is presented, from combined amplitude and phase characteristics of the reflected scatterometer signal
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; wind; amplitude characteristics; near sea surface wind speed; near surface air temperatures; phase characteristics; radar method; scatterometer signal phase information; water temperatures; Area measurement; Backscatter; Frequency; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea surface; Surface waves; Water; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774504
