Ocean Surface Wind Speed Retrieval Using Simulated RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetry SAR Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
2.1. Buoy Data
2.2. Simulating CP Data Using Quad-polarized SAR Images
3. Methods
4. Results
4.1. NRCS versus Buoy Measuremens
4.2. Wind Speed Retrieval
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Area | Buoy Code | Latitude (deg) | Longitude (deg) |
---|---|---|---|
Canada West Sea | 46025 | 33.761N | 119. 049W |
46145 | 54.37N | 132.44W | |
46184 | 53.91N | 138.85W | |
46208 | 52.52N | 132.69W | |
46204 | 51.38N | 128.77W | |
46004 | 50.93N | 136.1W | |
Canada East Sea | 44139 | 44.24N | 57.1W |
44141 | 42.99N | 57.96W | |
44140 | 42.87N | 51.47W |
Imaging Mode | Resolution (m) | Swath Width (km) | NESZ (dB) |
---|---|---|---|
RCM medium-resolution | 50 | 350 | −22 |
RCM low-noise | 100 | 350 | −25 |
RCM low-resolution | 100 | 500 | −22 |
RS-2 quad-polarization | 5 | 25 | 3 |
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Fang, H.; Perrie, W.; Zhang, G.; Xie, T.; Khurshid, S.; Warner, K.; Yang, J.; He, Y. Ocean Surface Wind Speed Retrieval Using Simulated RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetry SAR Data. Remote Sens. 2019, 11, 1876. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11161876
Fang H, Perrie W, Zhang G, Xie T, Khurshid S, Warner K, Yang J, He Y. Ocean Surface Wind Speed Retrieval Using Simulated RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetry SAR Data. Remote Sensing. 2019; 11(16):1876. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11161876
Chicago/Turabian StyleFang, He, William Perrie, Guosheng Zhang, Tao Xie, Shahid Khurshid, Kerri Warner, Jingsong Yang, and Yijun He. 2019. "Ocean Surface Wind Speed Retrieval Using Simulated RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetry SAR Data" Remote Sensing 11, no. 16: 1876. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11161876