Oceanological results from the ALMAZ-1 mission: an overview

• Published in: IGARSS'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
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1997
• Subjects: Atmospheric waves; Ice surface; Oceans; Petroleum; Satellites; Sea ice; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves; Synthetic aperture radar

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,...