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Sonar Measurements in Ship Wakes Simultaneous With TerraSAR-X Overpasses

Soloviev, Alexander and Gilman, Mikhail and Young, Kathryn and Brusch, Stephan and Lehner, Susanne (2010) Sonar Measurements in Ship Wakes Simultaneous With TerraSAR-X Overpasses. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48 (2), pp. 841-851. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2032053. ISSN 0196-2892.

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Abstract

Abstract�A pilot experiment was conducted in the period from April to June 2008 in the Straits of Florida near Port Everglades, Florida, in order to study the dynamics of far wakes of ships. In this experiment, a small boat with downward-looking sonar made �snakelike� sections through wakes of ships of opportunity during the TerraSAR-X overpasses. The ship and its parameters (length, speed, course, etc.) were identified utilizing an automated identification system. The sonar responded to the clouds of microbubbles generated in the ship wake by the propulsion system and ship-hull turbulence. The ship wakes were traced in the sonar signal typically from 10 to 30 min after the ship�s passage. A preliminary analysis of the measurements suggests that the visibility of the centerline ship wake in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images is correlated with the presence of microbubbles in the wake. This supports the hypothesis that natural surfactants scavenged and brought to the surface by rising bubbles play an important role in the wake visibility in SAR. The influence of the wind-wave field on the ship wake, as well as the effect of screening of the wind-wave field by the ship�s hull, adds another level of complexity to wake patterns observed in SAR images.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/65921/
Document Type:Article
Title:Sonar Measurements in Ship Wakes Simultaneous With TerraSAR-X Overpasses
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Soloviev, AlexanderUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gilman, MikhailUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Young, KathrynUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brusch, StephanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lehner, SusanneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:January 2010
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:48
DOI:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2032053
Page Range:pp. 841-851
Publisher:IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISSN:0196-2892
Status:Published
Keywords:Geophysical measurements, remote sensing, sonar imaging, synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
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 Geowissenschaftl. Fernerkundungs- und GIS-Verfahren (old)
Location: Berlin-Adlershof , Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Remote Sensing Technology Institute > Marine Remote Sensing
Deposited By: Li, Xiao Ming
Deposited On:29 Oct 2010 10:03
Last Modified:31 Jul 2019 19:29

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