Radar Remote Sensing of Ice and Sea State and Air-Sea Interaction in the Marginal Ice Zone

Abstract

The goals of this project are to utilize shipborne remote sensing to understand the scattering and attenuation process of ocean waves interacting with ice. A nautical X-band radar on a vessel dedicated to science would be used to follow the propagation of waves into the marginal ice zone (MIZ) and observe the attenuation and scattering of wave modes from the floating ice as well as estimate surface wind and current speeds and directions. This measuring approach will provide a comprehensive local picture of wave scattering and boundary layer flows over floating ice in the MIZ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617029

Entities

People

  • Hans C. Graber

Organizations

  • University of Miami

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Waves
  • Radar Images
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Surface Waves
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waves
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies