SAR Remote Sensing of Nonlinear Internal Waves in the South China Sea

Abstract

The objective of this study is focused on observations and analysis of nonlinear internal waves and mesoscale features (e. g. eddies, fronts) in the shelf-break region of the South China Sea. The task is concentrated on the collection and analysis of SAR imagery (ERS-2, ENVISAT ASAR, and RADARSAT ScanSAR) and mooring data from field experiments in the South China Sea. Of particular interest is the generation of huge internal waves caused by the branch out of Kuroshio through Luzon Strait and its evolution and dissipation on the shelf break.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573290

Entities

People

  • Yunhe Zhao

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Birds
  • Case Studies
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Ice
  • South China Sea
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Packets
  • Wave Propagation
  • Wavelet Transforms
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Radar Systems Engineering.