Open AccessSpace based techniques for remote sensing of oceanic winds : A Review
Author(s) -
Abhijit Sarkar
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v54i1.1496
Subject(s) - scatterometer , remote sensing , meteorology , satellite , environmental science , radar , synthetic aperture radar , space based radar , wind speed , geology , computer science , geography , radar imaging , radar engineering details , aerospace engineering , telecommunications , engineering
Observations of surface winds over the global oceans at regular intervals from space platforms have been demonstrated. This paper focuses on different techniques developed over the past few decades. The most successful wind sensor has been the microwave scatterometer, which can provide vector winds with reasonable accuracy. With the launch of METOP-1, scheduled in 2005, scatterometer will be part of routine satellite system for weather forecast. Among the research efforts has been retrieval of winds from Synthetic Aperture Radar data, available in high spatial resolution and in both open oceans and coastal waters. Radiometric, altimetric and optical wind measuring techniques are also reviewed in the paper.