[HTML][HTML] Cross-polarized synthetic aperture radar: A new potential measurement technique for hurricanes

B Zhang, W Perrie - Bulletin of the American Meteorological …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
We present an empirical C-band Cross-Polarization Ocean (C-2PO) model for wind
retrievals from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data collected by the RADARSAT-2 satellite …

High-resolution hurricane vector winds from C-band dual-polarization SAR observations

B Zhang, W Perrie, JA Zhang… - … of Atmospheric and …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study presents a new approach for retrieving hurricane surface wind vectors utilizing C-
band dual-polarization (VV, VH) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observations. The …

Recent progress on high wind-speed retrieval from multi-polarization SAR imagery: A review

B Zhang, W Perrie - International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a useful instrument for monitoring typhoons, hurricanes,
and tropical cyclones from space. In this article, we summarize high wind-speed retrieval …

Correction of sea surface wind speed based on SAR rainfall grade classification using convolutional neural network

C Guo, W Ai, X Zhang, Y Guan, Y Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The technology of retrieving sea surface wind field from spaceborne synthetic aperture radar
(SAR) is increasingly mature. However, the retrieval of the sea surface wind field related to …

Estimating tropical cyclone wind structure and intensity from spaceborne radiometer and synthetic aperture radar

B Zhang, Z Zhu, W Perrie, J Tang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a relatively simple method to estimate tropical cyclone (TC) surface wind
structure (34-, 50-, and 64-kt wind radii) and intensity [maximum wind speed (MWS)] from …

Estimation of wind direction in tropical cyclones using C-band dual-polarization synthetic aperture radar

S Fan, B Zhang, AA Mouche, W Perrie… - … on Geoscience and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Under extreme weather conditions, the imprints of kilometer-scale marine atmospheric
boundary layer roll vortices on the ocean surface are clearly visible in synthetic aperture …

First quasi-synchronous hurricane quad-polarization observations by C-band radar constellation mission and RADARSAT-2

B Zhang, AA Mouche, W Perrie - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This is the first presentation of quasi-synchronous spaceborne synthetic aperture radar
(SAR) high-resolution images acquired from C-band Radar Constellation Mission (RCM) …

Remote Sensing of Tropical Cyclones by Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar: Past, present, and future

B Zhang, W Perrie - IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a unique microwave satellite sensor used to
monitor tropical cyclones (TCs) with high-resolution and large coverage under all weather …

Estimation of tropical cyclone parameters and wind fields from SAR images

X Zhou, XF Yang, ZW Li, Y Yu, HB Bi, S Ma… - Science China Earth …, 2013 - Springer
The traditional method of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) wind field retrieval is based on an
empirical relation between the near surface winds and the normalized radar backscatter …

A hurricane tangential wind profile estimation method for C-band cross-polarization SAR

G Zhang, B Zhang, W Perrie, Q Xu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hurricane tangential wind profiles are routinely observed by aircraft reconnaissance in order
to estimate the surface winds. However, these wind profile estimates are occasionally …