C-Band Cross-Polarization Wind Speed Retrieval

C-band ocean backscatter observations over operational weather buoys using RADARSAT-2 fine quad mode data have resulted in new empirical relationships for the C-band co-polarization ratio and the C-band cross-polarization (cross-pol) ocean backscatter. The cross-pol relationship is independent of in...

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Published inIEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 456 - 459
Main Authors Vachon, P W, Wolfe, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway IEEE 01.05.2011
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Backscatter
C-band
Noise
Oceans
RADARSAT-2
synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
Wind forecasting
Wind speed
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Summary:C-band ocean backscatter observations over operational weather buoys using RADARSAT-2 fine quad mode data have resulted in new empirical relationships for the C-band co-polarization ratio and the C-band cross-polarization (cross-pol) ocean backscatter. The cross-pol relationship is independent of incidence angle and wind direction, which simplifies wind speed retrieval from synthetic aperture radar imagery for sufficiently high wind speeds.
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ISSN:1545-598X
1558-0571
DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2010.2085417