Oceanological results from the ALMAZ-1 mission: an overview

The potential of the S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) aboard the Russian Satellite ALMAZ-1 in observing ocean phenomena has been studied. The ALMAZ-1 SAR images acquired over the ocean show different ocean phenomena: surface waves, internal waves, oceanic fronts, upwellings, bottom topography,...

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Published inIGARSS'97. 1997 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development Vol. 1; pp. 539 - 541 vol.1
Main Authors Ivanov, A.Yu, Litovchenko, K.Ts
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1997
Subjects
Atmospheric waves
Ice surface
Oceans
Petroleum
Satellites
Sea ice
Sea surface
Surface topography
Surface waves
Synthetic aperture radar
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Summary:The potential of the S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) aboard the Russian Satellite ALMAZ-1 in observing ocean phenomena has been studied. The ALMAZ-1 SAR images acquired over the ocean show different ocean phenomena: surface waves, internal waves, oceanic fronts, upwellings, bottom topography, sea ice and oil slicks as well as atmospheric phenomena. This review presents the oceanological results from the ALMAZ-1 mission and evaluates the effectiveness of the ALMAZ-1 SAR for ocean studies. Examples of interpreted ALMAZ-1 SAR images are presented.
ISBN:9780780338364
0780338367
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615936