2002
DOI: 10.5589/m02-029
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Wind direction estimation from SAR images of the ocean using wavelet analysis

Abstract: We present a method for the automatic estimation of wind directions from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of the ocean. The method is based on a wavelet analysis and assumes that the wind direction aligns with boundary-layer atmospheric roll vortices, which often appear as streaks at kilometre scales in SAR images of the ocean, and measures the orientation of the streaks. Unlike estimation methods that use the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), the streaks in SAR images are described quantitatively as a na… Show more

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“…Results of SAR wind direction retrieval based on larger-scale features (<3 km) often depict boundary layer rolls, which are more likely to differ significantly from the mean surface wind direction [Etling and Brown, 1993]. The orientation of the linear features imaged by the SAR can be retrieved by several methods, including the local gradient method [Horstmann et al, 2002;Koch, 2004], which is applied in the spatial domain, the fast Fourier transformation method [Gerling, 1986;Fetterer et al, 1998;Lehner et al, 1998], which is applied in the spectral domain, and a wavelet technique [Du et al, 2002].…”
Section: Wind Direction Retrievalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Results of SAR wind direction retrieval based on larger-scale features (<3 km) often depict boundary layer rolls, which are more likely to differ significantly from the mean surface wind direction [Etling and Brown, 1993]. The orientation of the linear features imaged by the SAR can be retrieved by several methods, including the local gradient method [Horstmann et al, 2002;Koch, 2004], which is applied in the spatial domain, the fast Fourier transformation method [Gerling, 1986;Fetterer et al, 1998;Lehner et al, 1998], which is applied in the spectral domain, and a wavelet technique [Du et al, 2002].…”
Section: Wind Direction Retrievalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When we rely only on SAR images, it is sometimes possible to extract wind directions from kilometer-scale wind streaks due to marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) rolls [10], [11]. The direction of the wind streaks can be determined by using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method [10], [12]- [14], the local gradient (LG) method [15], [16], or the wavelet transform (WT) method [17]. The wind directions derived from these approaches have a 180 • ambiguity, which can be resolved by examining the wind shadowing visible on the lee of the coastlines, or by other wind sources such as atmospheric numerical models or in situ measurements [13], [14].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The streaks originate from roll vortices aligned approximately with the wind direction. Methods to determine the streak direction include FFT (Furevik et al, 2002;Gerling, 1986;Lehner et al, 1998), wavelet analysis (Du et al, 2002;Fichaux & Ranchin, 2002) and local gradients (Horstmann et al, 2002a;Koch, 2004). The 180° ambiguity associated with these methods may be removed through comparison with other data sources or through a study of wind shadows in the images.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%