Session 4 New Opportunities in Air-Sea Interaction Studies Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery

Monday, 14 May 2001: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Host: 11th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere
Organizer:
Paris W. Vachon, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON

Papers:
1:30 PM
4.1
Validation of wind retrieval algorithms from spaceborne SAR
Elena Arabini, CNR, Bologna, Italy; and G. De Carolis, F. Parmiggiani, and A. Siccardi

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1:45 PM
4.2
Comparison of RADARSAT SAR-Derived Winds with Buoy and QUIKSCAT Measurements
F. M. Monaldo, Johns Hopkins Univ. APL, Laurel, MD; and D. R. Thompson and R. C. Beal

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2:00 PM
4.3
Validation of RadarSat SAR-derived Winds Using Atmospheric Model Estimates and Remotely Sensed Measurements
William Perrie, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and B. Toulany, E. Dunlap, B. He, M. Dowd, and P. Vachon

2:15 PM
4.4
Improving Synthetic Aperture Radar Wind Observations by Correcting NOGAPS Wind Direction Fields Using Subjective Analysis
Nathaniel S. Winstead, Johns Hopkins University APL, Laurel, MD; and T. D. Sikora and F. M. Monaldo

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2:30 PM
4.5
An algorithm for operational wind field retrieval using RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR images
Jochen Horstmann, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and W. Koch, S. Lehner, and R. Tonboe

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3:15 PM
4.6
Sea surface temperature effects on SAR backscatter
Pablo Clemente-Colon, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Zheng and X. H. Yan

2:45 PM
4.6
Coffee Break

3:30 PM
4.7
Improving SAR Sampling of the Ocean Surface: Current Status of a New Ocean SAR Mapper Concept
Benjamin Holt, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Hilland

3:45 PM
4.8
Analysis of SAR Imagery During the ONR/SHOWEX Program
Ralph C. Foster, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. D. Mourad, N. S. Winstead, and P. W. Vachon

4:00 PM
4.9
Global measurements of wind using complex synthetic aperture radar images
S. Lehner, German Space Center, Oberpfaffenhoven, Germany; and J. Horstmann, J. Schulz-Stellenfleth, M. Bao, and W. Koch

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4:15 PM
4.10
Coastal winds from synthetic aperture radar sea surface images of the North West of Baja California, México
Francisco J. Ocampo-Torres, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico

4:30 PM
4.11
Wind Information for Marine Weather Forecasting from RADARSAT-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Initial Results from the "Marine Winds from SAR" Demonstration Project
Dean G. Flett, Canadian Ice Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and P. W. Vachon, K. J. Wilson, and J. F. Hopper

4:45 PM
4.12
Comparison of RADARSAT Observations of Secondary Circulations in Hurricane Floyd's Boundary Layer With Concurrent WP-3D Aircraft Observations
Peter Black, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and K. Katsaros, P. Dodge, P. W. Vachon, and E. Walsh

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