Title :
Ocean wave parameter retrieval from SAR imagery using wavelet analysis
Author :
Torres, Jorge ; Favela, Jesus ; Ocampo-Torres, Francisco J. ; Mascarenhas, Affonso Da S
Author_Institution :
Centro de Investigacion y Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Mexico
Abstract :
The authors conclude that wavelet analysis could be an adequate alternative to analyze radar information of the ocean surface, since it allows the analysis of nonperiodic series where signals of different scales are hidden in much longer sequences. In future work they are considering the extension of the concept to two dimensions in order to extract wave direction and spatial information of backscattering over the ocean surface
Keywords :
geophysical signal processing; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; wavelet transforms; SAR imagery; backscattering; measurement technique; nonperiodic series; ocean wave; ocean wave parameter retrieval; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; wave direction; wavelet analysis; Data mining; Image retrieval; Image sequence analysis; Information analysis; Ocean waves; Radar imaging; Sea surface; Signal analysis; Surface waves; Wavelet analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699641
