RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar measurements of some 1998 hurricanes

Author

Vachon, Paris W. ; Katsaros, Kristina ; Black, Peter ; Dodge, Peter

Author_Institution

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1631

Abstract

The RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar (SAR) acquired C-band HH polarization images over four 1998 hurricanes: Bonnie, Danielle, Georges, and Mitch. The authors present the SAR images and discuss their quantitative use in understanding hurricane morphology. The SAR provides a complimentary “view from below” that is most beneficial when considered in the context of more conventional hurricane observations

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; storms; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1998; Bonnie; C-band; Danielle; Georges; Gulf of Mexico; HH polarization; Mitch; North Atlantic; RADARSAT; SAR; USA; United States; atmosphere; hurricane; measurement technique; morphology; radar remote sensing; storm; synthetic aperture radar; tropical cyclone; Calibration; Hurricanes; Rough surfaces; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spatial resolution; Surface morphology; Surface roughness; Synthetic aperture radar; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772042

Filename

772042