Title :
The Surface Contour RADAR, A Unique Remote Sensing Instrument
Author :
Kenney, James E. ; Uliana, Enzo A. ; Walsh, Edward J.
fDate :
12/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 36-GHz cornputer-controlled airborne RADAR has been developed by NRL and NASA WFC which generates a false-color coded elevation map of the sea surface below the aircraft in real-time and can routinely produce ocean directional wave spectra with off-line data processing.
Keywords :
Airborne radar; Aircraft; Data processing; Instruments; NASA; Oceans; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Sea surface; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1979.1129795