Title :
Radarsat-1 Hurricane Watch
Author :
Vachon, P.W. ; Clemente-Colón, P. ; Pichel, W.G. ; Black, P.G. ; Dodge, P. ; Katsaros, K.B. ; MacDonell, K.
Author_Institution :
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Radarsat-1 ScanSAR wide mode images of Atlantic basin hurricanes have been acquired over two hurricane seasons through the Canadian Space Agency\´s Disaster Watch program. These images provide a high-resolution view of these intense storms and new insights into their morphology. A new result is recognition of the widespread presence of boundary layer rolls in these storms. In 2001, "Hurricane Watch" will focus on obtaining contemporaneous aircraft-based turbulence measurements at Radarsat-1 pass times
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; disasters; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; storms; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2001; Atlantic basin; Canadian Space Agency Disaster Watch program; Hurricane Watch; Radarsat-1 data; ScanSAR Wide mode images; boundary layer rolls; morphology; storms; turbulence; Doppler radar; Eyes; Hurricanes; Oceans; Rain; Satellites; Sea measurements; Storms; Synthetic aperture radar; Watches;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976193
