Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar to Meteorology and Oceanography Command Operations

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to employ near-surface wind speed derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of the sea surface as a marine meteorological research and forecasting tool. That is, we aim to use SAR-derived wind speed (SDWS) images to discover dynamical and morphological characteristics of microscale, mesoscale, and synoptic scale marine meteorological phenomena. We also aim to demonstrate how the fruits of our discovery can be used to aid marine meteorological analysts and forecasters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533584

Entities

People

  • George S. Young
  • Nathaniel S. Winstead
  • Todd D. Sikora

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Gravity Waves
  • Layers
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design