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identification of physical and biological processes controlling the main SAR signatures. The all-weather and high-resolution SAR imagery can clearly serve as
a complement both to lower resolution satellite-derived SST, chl-a and sea surface wind fields and to in-situ observations. The increased availability and use of
SAR data merged with optical and microwave sensors, with distinct swaths, spatial
and temporal resolutions can provide a powerful observational tool to link large,
mesoscale and small-scale ocean dynamics. This synergy also offers opportunities
to advance the application of remote sensing techniques in areas such as physical/biological oceanography, ocean–atmosphere interaction, fisheries management,
and pollution monitoring.
Acknowledgements The Authors wish to thank the European Space Agency for providing
Envisat ASAR images (project AO-BEAR-2775) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(projects 356 and 364). This work is partly supported by the Russian Fund for Basic Research,
project 09-05-00487-a.
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Washington, DC, pp. 189–206
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M (2006). Observation of the soya warm current using HF ocean radar. J Oceanogr 62(1):47–61
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Marine Environment, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda,
Maryland, pp. 179–196
Johannessen JA, Shuchman RA, Digranes G, Lyzenga DR, Wackerman C, Johannessen OM,
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101(C3):6651–6667
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identification of physical and biological processes controlling the main SAR signatures. The all-weather and high-resolution SAR imagery can clearly serve as
a complement both to lower resolution satellite-derived SST, chl-a and sea surface wind fields and to in-situ observations. The increased availability and use of
SAR data merged with optical and microwave sensors, with distinct swaths, spatial
and temporal resolutions can provide a powerful observational tool to link large,
mesoscale and small-scale ocean dynamics. This synergy also offers opportunities
to advance the application of remote sensing techniques in areas such as physical/biological oceanography, ocean–atmosphere interaction, fisheries management,
and pollution monitoring.
Acknowledgements The Authors wish to thank the European Space Agency for providing
Envisat ASAR images (project AO-BEAR-2775) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(projects 356 and 364). This work is partly supported by the Russian Fund for Basic Research,
project 09-05-00487-a.
References
Apel JR (2004) Oceanic internal waves and solitons. In: Jackson CR, Apel JR (eds.) Synthetic
Aperture Radar Marine Users Manual, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Washington, DC, pp. 189–206
Atlas of Internal Solitary-like Waves and their Properties (2004) 2nd edition, Global
Ocean Associates Prepared for Office of Naval Research – Code 322 PO, available at
http://www.internalwaveatlas.com /
Cox C, Munk W (1954) Statistics of the sea surface derived from sunglitter. J Mar Res 13:198–227
Danchenkov MA, Aubrey D, Riser SC (2003) Oceanographic features of LaPerouse Strait. PICES
Sci Rep 12:159–171
Dubina VA, Mitnik LM (2005) Evidence of the West Sakhalin Current in ERS-2 and Envisat-1
collocated SAR images. Proceedings of the 2004 Envisat & ERS Symposium, Salzburg, Austria
6–10 September 2004. ESA SP-572
Ebuchi N, Fukamachi Y, Ohshima K, Shirasawa K, Ishikawa M, Takatsuka T, Daibo T, Wakatsuchi
M (2006). Observation of the soya warm current using HF ocean radar. J Oceanogr 62(1):47–61
Ebuchi N, Fukamachi Y, Ohshima KI, Wakatsuchi M (2009) Subinertial and seasonal variations in
the Soya Warm Current revealed by HF ocean radars, coastal tide gauges and bottom-mounted
ADCP. J Oceanogr 65(1):31–43
Gade M, Fiedler G, Dreschler-Fischer L (2003) Two-dimensional sea surface current fields derived
from multi-sensor satellite data. Proceedings of the IGARSS’03 6:3540–3542
Gagliardini DA, Clemente Colón P (2004) Ocean feature detection using microwave backscatter
and sun glint observations. Gayana 68(2):180–185
Ichie T (1984) Some problems of circulation and hydrography of the Japan Sea and the Tsushima
Currents. In: Ichie T (ed.) Ocean Hydrodynamics of the Japan and East China Seas, Elsevier,
Amsterdam, pp. 15–54
Jackson C (2007) Internal wave detection using the Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS). J Geophys Res 112:C11012, doi:10.1029/2007JC004220
Johannessen JA, Pettersson LH, Eldevik T, Durand D, Evensen G, Winther N, Breivik O (2006)
Coastal physical and biochemical processes. In: Gower JFR (ed.) Remote Sensing of the
Marine Environment, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda,
Maryland, pp. 179–196
Johannessen JA, Shuchman RA, Digranes G, Lyzenga DR, Wackerman C, Johannessen OM,
Vachon PW (1996) Coastal ocean fronts and eddies imaged with ERS-1 SAR. J Geophys Res
101(C3):6651–6667