Estimation of Temporally Evolving Typhoon Winds and Waves from Synthetic Aperture Radar

Abstract

The long term goal is to develop a methodology for using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to improve characterization of the winds and waves generated by typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598555

Entities

People

  • David Walker

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Algorithms
  • Coastal Regions
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Images
  • Information Operations
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Radar
  • Radar Images
  • Spectra
  • Storms
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Waves
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers