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Analysis of SAR Wave Mode Imagette Taken Under Extreme Wind and Wave Conditions

Reppucci, Antonio and Lehner, Susanne and Schulz-Stellenfleth, Johannes and König, Thomas (2006) Analysis of SAR Wave Mode Imagette Taken Under Extreme Wind and Wave Conditions. In: Proceedings of SEASAR 2006 (SP-613), pp. 1-6. SEASAR 2006, 2006-01-23 - 2006-01-26, Frascati (Italy).

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Abstract

Due to relatively small amount of in situ data available for the open oceans, particularly during extreme events, remote sensing techniques take an important role in the retrieval of geophysical information under such conditions. Up to now the only remote sensing system capable of providing two dimensional sea state information on a global and continuous scale is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Is well known that ocean waves play an important role in the dynamics of extreme events like tropical or extratropical cyclones by conditioning the air/sea fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture. In this study data set of ERS-2 SAR images “imagette” is used to study extreme wind and wave conditions in hurricane cases. SAR images of 10 by 5 km size are acquired in Wave Mode every 200 km along the orbit over all oceans providing about 1200 measurements daily. The data set has been reprocessed as single look complex images using the DLR BSAR processor. A homogeneity test is applied to the imagettes to detect data takes which are affected by atmospheric features, e.g., rain cells. The imagettes are then calibrated using I/Q channel standard deviation, as imagettes acquired in high wind conditions are particularly affected by power loss. The retrieved radar cross section is used in combination with collocated ERS-2 Scatterometer data to derive wind speed and direction. Ocean wave parameters are computed for this dataset using the empirical CWAVE approach (Schulz-Stellenfleth et al., this issue). The work focuses on some illustrative case studies, e.g., Hurricanes Floyd and Gert in the North Atlantic in September 1999. Comparisons of the SAR retrieved parameters with parametric Holland type cyclone models are performed. Observed deviations between SAR measurements and model parameters are discussed. A strategy to apply the method on a statistical basis to improve parametric cyclone models is presented.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/43718/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title: Analysis of SAR Wave Mode Imagette Taken Under Extreme Wind and Wave Conditions
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Reppucci, AntonioUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lehner, SusanneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schulz-Stellenfleth, JohannesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
König, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:January 2006
Journal or Publication Title:Proceedings of SEASAR 2006
Refereed publication:No
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Page Range:pp. 1-6
Editors:
EditorsEmailEditor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
ESA, UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Keywords:SAR, ERS-2 SAR
Event Title:SEASAR 2006
Event Location:Frascati (Italy)
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:23 January 2006
Event End Date:26 January 2006
Organizer:ESA
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - Vorhaben Entwicklung und Erprobung von Verfahren zur Gewässerfernerkundung (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Remote Sensing Technology Institute > Marine Remote Sensing
Deposited By:INVALID USER
Deposited On:23 May 2006
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:05

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