1988
DOI: 10.1029/jc093ic10p12293
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Synthetic aperture radar imaging of surface ship wakes

Abstract: Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of moving ships often exhibit characteristic patterns associated with various wake phenomena. These features can be classified into three general categories which include (1) surface waves generated by the ship, (2) turbulent or vortex wakes, and (3) internal waves. In this paper an overview of the present status of SAR ship wake imaging is presented.

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“…As an example, Melsheimer et al [25] analyzed about 400 SAR wakes and 100 optical wakes and found that at least one component of the Kelvin wake could be seen in 17% of the SAR wake images, but that a turbulent wake is visible in all investigated cases. Moreover, a larger contrast of turbulent wakes at lower frequencies under moderate wind speeds was found in Reference [10]. Since narrow-V wakes come from Bragg scattering, the angle between the turbulent wake and narrow V-wakes decreases when the wavelength decreases [10].…”
Section: Ship Wake Visibility In Sar Imagesmentioning
confidence: 83%
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“…As an example, Melsheimer et al [25] analyzed about 400 SAR wakes and 100 optical wakes and found that at least one component of the Kelvin wake could be seen in 17% of the SAR wake images, but that a turbulent wake is visible in all investigated cases. Moreover, a larger contrast of turbulent wakes at lower frequencies under moderate wind speeds was found in Reference [10]. Since narrow-V wakes come from Bragg scattering, the angle between the turbulent wake and narrow V-wakes decreases when the wavelength decreases [10].…”
Section: Ship Wake Visibility In Sar Imagesmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…Moreover, a larger contrast of turbulent wakes at lower frequencies under moderate wind speeds was found in Reference [10]. Since narrow-V wakes come from Bragg scattering, the angle between the turbulent wake and narrow V-wakes decreases when the wavelength decreases [10]. In detail, in L-band images, narrow-V wakes appear within a half-angle from the turbulent direction ranging from 1.5 • to 4 • , whereas in X-band images [10,26], they appear as bright edges of the turbulent wake.…”
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“…Ship wakes are often more visible than the ships themselves in SAR images of ocean surface obtained from space borne or airborne radars [4][5][6], which is of great significance to ship detection and classification. As a result of a careful examination of the experienced data and some theoretical analysis, it appears that the wake waves can mainly be classified into three categories, such as the shipgenerated Kelvin wave wakes, turbulent wakes and the internal waves.…”
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