Evaluation of wave height retrieval algorithm for ocean SAR image by using numerical simulation

Author

Yoshida, Takafumi ; Chang-Kyu Rheem

Author_Institution

Inst. of Industrious Sci., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

459

Lastpage

462

Abstract

We have developed the simulation of SAR images for moving ocean surface to support sea surface observations. The simulation is designed to be based on the Bragg scattering theory, which is a dominant component of microwave backscattering from the sea surface. In this paper, an algorithm of wave height estimation for SAR images is evaluated by using the simulated SAR image. The algorithm is applied to one ocean wave traveling to the range direction. The accuracy of the retrieved wave height is examined by comparing to the numerical ocean wave.

Keywords

numerical analysis; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Bragg scattering theory; dominant component microwave backscattering; moving ocean surface; numerical ocean wave; numerical simulation; ocean SAR image simulation; ocean wave traveling; range direction; retrieved wave height accuracy; sea surface observations; wave height estimation algorithm; wave height retrieval algorithm evaluation; Numerical models; Ocean waves; Scattering; Sea surface; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR), 2013 Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Tsukuba

Type

conf

Filename

6705116