The comparison between the synthetic aperture radar imageries and the surface truth of ocean wavesOcean waves measured offshore of Marineland, Florida, by the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) are compared with the surface truth data. The Fourier transform of SAR imageries are taken and the corrections of the wave directions and wave lengths due to the relative velocities between SAR and waves are considered. Favorable comparisons are obtained for the peak frequencies, wave directions, and directional distributions. However, the one-dimensional SAR spectra are quite different from the surface truth wave height spectra.
Document ID
19790043367
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hsiao, S. V. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Oceans ''78: The ocean challenge; Fourth Annual Combined Conference