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Measurements of Ocean Waves with the ERS-1 SAR
Sea surface images obtained with the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) aboard the first European Remote Sensing Satellite ERS-1 are providing for the first time a global view of ocean waves. The ERS-1 SAR operating in wave mode has been viewing the ocean continuously, day and night, through clear and cloudy skies, since the launch of the satellite in July 1991.The video shows first results of the analysis of ERS-1 SAR ocean wave images. It explains the principles of SAR imaging, the spectral description of random ocean waves, and the specific problems of retrieving wave spectral information from SAR images. The value of global ocean wave data is illustrated by the application of wave forecasts to ship routing.
Measurements of Ocean
Waves with the ERS-1 SAR, Mpeg, Filesize: 0,9 MB
(Produced at DKRZ 1993 in cooperation with MPI, ONR and ESA. Available only in english.
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