There is an inherent 180 degrees ambiguity in the derived wave propagation direction when using conventional spectral analysis techniques on standard synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image products. Three different techniques are successfully used to resolve this ambiguity in propagation direction using a single pass of airborne SAR data. The fact that the SAR is characterized by a large time-bandwidth product is used to advantage. A sequence of individual looks extracted from the Doppler spectrum represents images of the scene collected at a sequence of discretely delayed intervals of time. The techniques utilized include cross-correlation-based motion analysis of a pair of looks, phase weighting based upon a pair of looks and the ocean wave dispersion relation, and a three-dimensional spectral analysis. The phase weighting technique is also demonstrated for a Seasat SAR scene.


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    Title :

    Resolution of the ocean wave propagation direction in SAR imagery


    Additional title:

    Auflösung der Ausbreitungsrichtung von Ozeanwellen in der SAR-Abbildung


    Contributors:
    Vachon, P.W. (author) / Raney, R.K. (author)


    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 16 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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