Ocean wind and wave measurements using X-band marine radar: A comprehensive review

W Huang, X Liu, EW Gill - Remote sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ocean wind and wave parameters can be measured by in-situ sensors such as
anemometers and buoys. Since the 1980s, X-band marine radar has evolved as one of the …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on SAR measurements of sea surface wind

H Lin, Q Xu, Q Zheng - Progress in Natural Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Studies show that synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has the capability of providing high-
resolution (sub-kilometer) sea surface wind fields. This is very useful for applications where …

Ocean surface determination from X‐band radar‐image sequences

H Dankert, W Rosenthal - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
An empirical inversion method is presented for determination of time series of ocean surface
elevation maps from nautical radar‐image sequences. The method is based on the …

Wind retrieval from shipborne nautical X-band radar data

B Lund, HC Graber, R Romeiser - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the retrieval of wind information from nautical X-band radar data. In
contrast to previous studies, where data from stationary research platforms were used, this …

Wind resource assessment from C-band SAR

MB Christiansen, W Koch, J Horstmann… - Remote Sensing of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Using accurate inputs of wind speed is crucial in wind resource assessment, as predicted
power is proportional to the wind speed cubed. First, wind speeds retrieved from a series of …

A coherent on receive X-band marine radar for ocean observations

J Horstmann, J Bödewadt, R Carrasco, M Cysewski… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine radars are increasingly popular for monitoring meteorological and oceanographic
parameters such as ocean surface wind, waves and currents as well as bathymetry and …

Measurement of ocean surface winds using synthetic aperture radars

J Horstmann, W Koch - IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A methodology for retrieving high-resolution ocean surface wind fields from satellite-borne
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is introduced and validated. The algorithms developed …

Wind-and wave-field measurements using marine X-band radar-image sequences

H Dankert, J Horstmann… - IEEE Journal of oceanic …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes two algorithms for the retrieval of high-resolution wind and wave fields
from radar-image sequences acquired by a marine X-band radar. The wind-field retrieval …

Can synthetic aperture radars be used to estimate hurricane force winds?

J Horstmann, DR Thompson, F Monaldo… - Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We compare wind fields retrieved from a RADARSAT‐I synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
image acquired over Hurricane Ivan on September 10, 2004 using the C‐band geophysical …

Evaluation and Mitigation of Rain Effect on Wave Direction and Period Estimation From X-Band Marine Radar Images

Z Yang, W Huang, X Chen - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, the accuracy of wave direction and period estimation from X-band marine
radar images under different rain rates is analyzed, and a simple subimage selection …