Towards wide-swath high-resolution mapping of total ocean surface current vectors from space: Airborne proof-of-concept and validation.

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2017Author
Martin, Adrien C.H.
Gommenginger, Christine
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Two-dimensional high-resolution maps of total surface current vectors obtained for the first time with an airborne demonstrator of the innovative Wavemill instrument concept are validated against HF radar data and compared with output from the POLCOMS high-resolution coastal ocean circulation model. Wavemill is a squinted along-track interferometric SAR system optimized for ocean surface current vector retrieval that operates at moderate incidence angles (∼30°) and is compatible with spaceborne implementation. This paper represents the first comprehensive validation of the current retrieval capabilities of squinted along-track SAR interferometry in support of its development as a future European Space Agency Earth Explorer mission.
Wavemill airborne data were acquired in October 2011 in Liverpool Bay off the west coast of Great Britain in light southerly wind (5.5 m/s) and maximum tidal ebbing flow (0.7 m/s) conditions. Contributions to the measured SAR interferometric phase by surf.....
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Remote Sensing of the EnvironmentVolume
197Page Range
pp.58-71Document Language
enEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.05.020Citation
Martin, A.C.H. and Gommenginger, C. (2017) Towards wide-swath high-resolution mapping of total ocean surface current vectors from space: Airborne proof-of-concept and validation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 197, pp.58-71. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.05.020.Collections
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