A Remote Sensing Experiment in the Nantucket Shoals (SEBEX).

Abstract

A remote sensing experiment in the Nantucket Shoals (SEBEX) is proposed for delineating and quantifying the oceanographic processes responsible for the surface expressions of bathymetry in the wave field and radar imagery over shallow water. For this purpose simultaneous and coordinated remote sensing, oceanographic, meteorological, hydrographic and bathymetric measurements are suggested. A successful experiment of this type requires precise navigation, better than + or - 0.1 nmi, achieved with Loran C, and detailed three-dimensional sampling of the subsurface current field and temperature structure for proper correlation between the parameters. On the surface the Bragg resonant waves should be sampled at least at the resolution of SAR and SLAR radar systems. In SEBEX the dynamics of fronts and their interactions with internal waves also will be investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1983
Accession Number
ADA128091

Entities

People

  • Gaspar R. Valenzuela

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capillary Waves
  • Detection
  • Dynamics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Surface Waves
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Waves

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computer Vision.