Ocean remote sensing techniques and applications: A review (part i)

M Amani, A Moghimi, SM Mirmazloumi, B Ranjgar… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface and provide numerous services to humans
and the environment. Therefore, it is crucial to monitor these valuable assets using …

Synthetic aperture radar for geosciences

L Meng, C Yan, S Lv, H Sun, S Xue, Q Li… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has emerged as a pivotal technology in
geosciences, offering unparalleled insights into Earth's surface. Indeed, its ability to provide …

Observation of swell dissipation across oceans

F Ardhuin, B Chapron, F Collard - Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Global observations of ocean swell, from satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar data, are used to
estimate the dissipation of swell energy for a number of storms. Swells can be very …

Quad-polarimetric SAR sea state retrieval algorithm from Chinese Gaofen-3 wave mode imagettes via deep learning

H Wang, J Yang, M Lin, W Li, J Zhu, L Ren… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a powerful tool for monitoring sea states in terms of the
significant wave height (SWH). Regarding the specific wave mode, to date, the previous …

Wave retrieval from quad-polarized Chinese Gaofen-3 SAR image using an improved tilt modulation transfer function

W Shao, Y Hu, X Jiang, Y Zhang - Geo-Spatial Information Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT An accurate Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) is essential for Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) wave spectra retrieval. This study aimed to investigate the …

Evaluation of wave retrieval for Chinese Gaofen-3 synthetic aperture radar

W Shao, X Jiang, Z Sun, Y Hu, A Marino… - Geo-Spatial Information …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of this study was to investigate the performance of a spectral-transformation wave
retrieval algorithm and confirm the accuracy of wave retrieval from C-band Chinese Gaofen …

Significant wave heights from S entinel‐1 SAR: Validation and applications

JE Stopa, A Mouche - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Two empirical algorithms are developed for wave mode images measured from the synthetic
aperture radar aboard Sentinel‐1 A. The first method, called CWAVE_S1A, is an extension …

Monitoring and analysis of ocean swell fields from space: New methods for routine observations

F Collard, F Ardhuin, B Chapron - Journal of Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observations can provide a global view of ocean
swell fields when using a specific “wave mode” sampling. A methodology is presented to …

An empirical approach for the retrieval of integral ocean wave parameters from synthetic aperture radar data

J Schulz‐Stellenfleth, T König… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In this study a new empirical approach to retrieve integral ocean wave parameters from
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is presented. The idea behind this computationally …

Satellite remote sensing of surface winds, waves, and currents: where are we now?

D Hauser, S Abdalla, F Ardhuin, JR Bidlot… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
This review paper reports on the state-of-the-art concerning observations of surface winds,
waves, and currents from space and their use for scientific research and subsequent …