Measurement of Non-Linear Internal Waves and Their Interaction with Surface Waves Using Coherent Real Aperture Radars

Abstract

The objectives of the grant were to use a coherent real aperture radar to 1) study the interaction of surface waves with internal wave, the process that is responsible for the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of internal waves; 2) Determine the extent to which Doppler velocity modulations observed by coherent radars, including along-track interferometric SARs, are faithful representations of surface currents generated by internal waves; and 3) track the temporal and spatial development of internal waves as they are generated, propagate and dissipate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA478242

Entities

People

  • William J. Plant

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Coherent Radar
  • Doppler Sonar
  • Instructions
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • New Jersey
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Sonar
  • South China Sea
  • Surface Waves
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.