Sea Surface Wind Speed from Space

Abstract

The availability of sea surface slope variance and reflectance as a function of wind speed at the sea surface makes possible the measurement of that wind speed from space This paper treats a simple case, i.e., flat-earth, using vertical viewing and solar flux. Generalization to a spherical earth, oblique viewing and radar as well as optical wavelengths is possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1969
Accession Number
ADA537951

Entities

People

  • John J. Martin

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Oceanography
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radar
  • Reflection
  • Scattering
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space