SEASAT SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR - OCEAN WAVE DETECTION CAPABILITIES

被引:36
作者
GONZALEZ, FI
BEAL, RC
BROWN, WE
DELEONIBUS, PS
SHERMAN, JW
GOWER, JFR
LICHY, D
ROSS, DB
RUFENACH, CL
SHUCHMAN, RA
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,APPL PHYS LAB,LAUREL,MD 20810
[2] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91103
[3] NOAA,NATL ENVIRONM SATELLITE SERV,WASHINGTON,DC 20233
[4] INST OCEAN SCI,SIDNEY V8L 4V2,BC,CANADA
[5] USA,CORPS ENGINEERS,COASTAL ENGN RES CTR,FT BELVOIR,VA 22060
[6] NOAA,SEA-AIR INTERACT LAB,MIAMI,FL 33149
[7] NOAA,WAVE PROPAGAT LAB,BOULDER,CO 80303
[8] ENVIRONM RES INST MICHIGAN,ANN ARBOR,MI 48107
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D O I
10.1126/science.204.4400.1418
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A preliminary assessment has been made of the capability of the Seasat synthetic aperture radar to detect ocean waves. Comparison with surface and aircraft measurements from five passes of the satellite over the Gulf of Alaska indicates agreement to within about ± 15 percent in wavelength and about ± 25° in wave direction. These results apply to waves 100 to 250 meters in length, propagating in a direction predominantly across the satellite track, in sea states with significant wave height (H1/3) in a range of 2 to 3.5 meters.
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页码:1418 / 1421
页数:4
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