Use of Microwave Polarimetry to Enhance SAR Images of the Ocean Surface

Abstract

The goals of this study is the investigation of coherent backscatter of microwave signals from the ocean surface to better understand the effects of surface motion on synthetic aperture radar images. The objective is to analyze the behavior of coherent electromagnetic backscatter from the ocean surface for a dual frequency dual polarization radar. Frequency and polarization diversity provides a picture of the mechanisms involved in the microwave backscatter. In this study, data was obtained from various UMass radar systems to obtain extensive radar observations of the ocean surface at the FPN research tower, in the North Sea, Germany.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273568

Entities

People

  • Robert E. McIntosh

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrays
  • Backscattering
  • Cross Polarization
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Images
  • Ka Band
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Research Facilities
  • Scatterometers
  • Surface Properties
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Radar Systems Engineering.