Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17818/NM/2016/4.5

Airborne Weather Radar Concept for Measuring Water Surface Backscattering Signature and Sea Wind at Circular Flight

Alexey Nekrasov orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-1145 ; Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Vladimir Veremyev orcid.org/0000-0001-8167-6616 ; Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University

Abstract

A concept for measuring water surface backscattering signature and wind over sea using airborne weather radar is discussed. The radar operates in the ground-mapping mode as a scatterometer, in addition to its meteorological and navigation application. An aircraft circular flight is used under such measurement. Recommendations to perform measurement of the water surface backscattering signature along with a sea wind retrieval algorithm are proposed. A simulation study of wind vector estimation is performed. The results obtained show that airborne weather radar can provide reasonable sea wind vector retrieval accuracy.

Keywords

Sea wind; water surface backscattering; airborne weather radar; algorithm

Hrčak ID:

169840

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169840

Publication date:

1.12.2016.

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