Retrieval of Wind Speed Using an L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

Frank M. Monaldo; Donald R. Thompson; Merete Badger

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423053

Retrieval of Wind Speed Using an L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

Frank M. Monaldo, Donald R. Thompson, Merete Badger

Technical University of Denmark

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007.
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ (US)
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2007
ISBN (Print)	1-4244-1212-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423053
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 23 Jul 2007 → 28 Jul 2007 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4422707

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Conference	2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	23/07/2007 → 28/07/2007
Internet address	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4422707

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