Sar Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Collection And Processing Summary 1984 Sarsex Sar Internal Wave Signature Experiment Experiment

This report describes the SAR data collection and processing activities performed to date for the SAR Internal Wave Signature Experiment (SARSEX). During SARSEX, a total of 88 passes of X- and L-band SAR data were collected over two test areas by the ERIM/CCRS CV-580 SAR System. These data were collected over an instrumented ocean site located 100 km south of Long Island, NY and a calibrated reflector array site. A description of the CV-580 SAR System is presented. The location of each SAR pass, along with a listing of the SAR and aircraft parameters, are given. All SAR data have been precision optically processed and reviewed. A selected subset of data have been digitally processed and a preliminary engineering assessment of the quality of the SAR imagery performed. The results of this assessment are presented, as are representative examples of optically-and digitally-processed SAR imagery collected during SARSEX. Finally, the analysis plans for the SAR data are discussed, including a presentation of the procedures to calibrate the SAR imagery. Keywords include: Synthetic aperture radar; Oceanography; Data collection; Data processing analysis plans; Internal waves; and CV-580 SAR.

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ocean wave imagery processed, analyzed, and archived at the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) is summarized. This summary includes a review of the SAR systems used to collect ocean wave imagery, as well as a brief review of the experiments where SAR ocean wave data was collected. The imagery from these experiments was manually examined to qualitatively rate the detectability of waves in each pass. This information is summarized in table form, along with the SAR operating parameters and environmental conditions for each of the experiments. The data summarized in this report can be used in evaluating current and future SAR ocean wave imaging models.