The imaging of internal waves by the SEASAT-A synthetic aperture radar
Abstract
Results from 5 million sq km of optical survey processed SEASAT-SAR imagery of the Northeast Atlantic are presented. Markings attributed to internal wave activity were collated on maps with the bathymetry and surface meteorology. Two thirds of the imagery shows evidence of such activity. The markings occur extensively at locations from Iceland to the Azores. Simple analysis techniques were applied systematically to compare the very large data sets involved. The characteristics of the internal wave features are discussed. Imagery of the region between Scotland and Iceland is studied.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8522860B
- Keywords:
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- Atlantic Ocean;
- Internal Waves;
- Radar Imagery;
- Seasat 1;
- Synthetic Aperture Radar;
- Azores;
- Bathymeters;
- Image Analysis;
- Meteorological Parameters;
- Ocean Surface;
- Water Waves;
- Communications and Radar