Identification and characterization of internal waves in SAR images along the coast of Norway

ST Dokken, R Olsen, T Wahl… - Geophysical research …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The Synthetic Aperture Radars (SARs) on ERS and RADARSAT are sensitive to changes in
the small‐scale surface roughness present on the ocean surface, which is altered by the …

Use of spaceborne synthetic aperture radar for offshore wave analysis

JC Nieto-Borge, S Lehner… - International …, 2004 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is able to provide sea state information on a
global scale by means of the directional wave spectrum. Recent developed algorithms have …

On the homogeneity of the wave field in coastal areas as determined from ERS-2 and RADARSAT Synthetic Aperture Radar images of the ocean surface

FJ Ocampo-Torres - Scientia Marina, 2001 - scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es
Spatial variations of the wave field in coastal waters were determined from images obtained
by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on board the European satellites ERS-1 and 2. The …

Measurement of 2-D sea surface elevation fields using complex synthetic aperture radar data

J Schulz-Stellenfleth, S Lehner - IEEE Transactions on …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method is presented to derive two-dimensional sea surface elevation fields from complex
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Applied to spaceborne SAR data as acquired by …

Contrast ratios of internal waves in synthetic aperture radar imagery: A comparison of SAR Internal Wave Signature Experiment observations with theory

ES Kasischke, DR Lyzenga… - Journal of …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Techniques were developed to extract radar scattering coefficient (σ0) signatures associated
with the internal wave patterns observed in the SAR Internal Wave Signature Experiment …

Extraction of coastal ocean wave fields from SAR images

F Collard, F Ardhuin, B Chapron - IEEE Journal of Oceanic …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wave spectra derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images acquired by ENVISATs
are compared to in situ measurements by seven sensors, deployed in a field experiment …

Slicks, waves, and fronts observed in a sea coastal area by an X-band airborne synthetic aperture radar

P Forget, P Broche - Remote sensing of environment, 1996 - Elsevier
This article reports observations made in a sea coastal zone by an airborne X-band SAR.
This zone includes a basin connected to the sea and the vicinity of the Rhône river estuary …

Detection of extreme waves using synthetic aperture radar images

S Lehner, J Schulz-Stellenfleth… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Within the last years a considerable number of large ships have been lost due to severe sea
state conditions. The cause of accidents are in many cases believed to be rogue waves …

On the estimation of wave slope-and height-varnance spectra from SAR imagery

FM Monaldo, DR Lyzenga - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience …, 1986 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A procedure is described for using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery to estimate two-
dimensional ocean wave slope-and height-variance spectra. The logic underpinning the …

Multi-frequency SAR images of ship-generated internal waves

K Ouchi, NR Stapleton, BC Barber - International Journal of …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
During the joint UK/USA experiment conducted in the Loch Linnhe, Scotland, UK, in 1989,
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) multifrequency airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) …