Problems of Imaging Ocean Waves with Synthetic Aperture Radar.

Abstract

Progress is reported on three tasks designed to provide information to evaluate the operational use of SAR, so that ultimately, meaningful ocean shallow-water wave spectra and coastal wave height information can be supplied to the Navy in real-time. Under Task 1, a limited literature search was conducted to ascertain problems encountered in imaging sea states with SAR. The search indicated four fundamental problem areas where basic research is needed, before SAR can become a useful tool for the Navy. Under Task 2, solutions to SAR signal processing problems were explored and geometrical coorections of SAR wave imagery were considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA058617

Entities

People

  • G. B. Feldkamp
  • P. L. Jackson
  • R. A. Shuchman

Organizations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Effect
  • Geometry
  • Image Processing
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Ocean Waves
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Slant Range
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.