Conference paper
Retrieval of Wind Speed Using an L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Johns Hopkins University1
Meteorology, Wind Energy Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Wind Energy Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark4
Retrieval of wind speed using L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is both an old and new endeavor. Although the Seasat L-band SAR in 1978 was not well calibrated, early results indicated a strong relationship between observed SAR image intensity and wind speed. The JERS-1 L-band SAR had limited usefulness over the ocean.
Most recent wind retrievals from spaceborne SARs have been at C-band for ERS-1/2, Radarsat, and Envisat. With the launch of the sophisticated multi- polarization Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) on the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), we renew the investigation of wind retrieval from L-band.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2007 |
Pages: | 1338-1341 |
Proceedings: | 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium |
ISBN: | 1424412110 , 1424412129 , 1509084762 , 9781424412112 , 9781424412129 and 9781509084760 |
ISSN: | 21537003 and 21536996 |
Types: | Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423053 |
ORCIDs: | Badger, Merete |