4 Remote Sensing of African Coastal Waters Using Active Microwaves Instrument
93
Alpers W, Hennings I (1984) A theory of the imaging mechanism of underwater bottom topography
by real and synthetic aperture radar. J Geophys Res 89:10529–10546
Alpers W, Espedal H (2004) Oils and Surfactants. Chapter 11 In: Jackson ChR, Apel JR (eds) Synthetic Aperture Radar Marine User’s Manual. National oceanic and atmospheric administration,
center for satellite application and research, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC, USA, ISBN
0–16-073214-X. Chapter 11:263–275
Alpers W, Huang W (2011) On the discrimination of radar signatures of atmospheric gravity waves
and oceanic internal waves on synthetic aperture radar images of the sea surface. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 49:1114–1126
Alpers W, Stilke G (1996) Observation of a nonlinear wave disturbance in the marine atmosphere
by the synthetic aperture radar aboard the ERS-1 satellite. J Geophys Res 101:6513–6525
Alpers W, Ross DB, Rufenach CL (1981) On the detectability of ocean surface waves by real and
synthetic aperture radar. J Geophys Res 86:6481–6498
Alpers W, Chen JP, Pi CJ, Lin II (2010) On the origin of atmospheric frontal lines off the east
coast of Taiwan observed on space-borne synthetic aperture radar images. Mon Weather Rev
138:475–496. doi:10.1175/2009MWR2987.1
Alpers W, Brandt P, Lazar A, Dagorne D, Sow B, Faye S, Hansen MW, Rubino A, Poulain
PM, Brehmer P (2013) A small-scale oceanic eddy off the coast of West Africa studied
by multi-sensor satellite and surface drifter data, Remote Sens Environ 129:132–143. doi
10.1016/j.rse.2012.10.032
Brandt P, Alpers W, Backhaus JO (1996) Study of the generation and propagation of internal waves
in the Strait of Gibraltar using a numerical model and synthetic aperture radar images of the
European ERS satellite. J Geophys Res 101:14237–14252
Cheng CM, Alpers W (2010) Investigation of trapped atmospheric gravity waves over the South
China Sea using Envisat synthetic aperture radar images. Int J Remote Sens 31:4725–4743
Da Silva JCB, New AL, Magalhaes JM (2009) Internal solitary waves in the Mozambique Channel:
Observations and interpretation. J Geophys Res 114(C05001). doi:10.1029/2008JC005125
Doyle JD, Durran DR (2002) The dynamics of mountain-wave induced rotors. J Atmos Sci 59:186–
201
Evans DL, Alpers W, Cazenave A, Elachi C, Farr T, Glackin D, Holt B, Jones L, Liu WT, McCandless
W, Menard Y, Moore R, Njokua E (2005) Seasat—A 25-year legacy of success. Remote Sensing
of. Environment 94:384–404. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2004.09.011
Hersbach H (2008) CMOD5.N: A C-band geophysical model function for equivalent neutral wind. ECMWF Technical Memorandum No 554. http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/
library/ecpublications/_pdf/tm/501-600/tm554.pdf
Hersbach H, Stoffelen A, de Haan S (2007) Ocean wind field and their variability derived from
SAR. Earth Obs Quart 59:8–12
Horstmann J, Koch W (2005) Comparison of SAR wind field retrieval algorithms to a numerical
model utilizing ENVISAT ASAR data. IEEE J Oceanic Eng 30:508–515
Keller WC, Wismann V, Alpers W (1989) Tower-based measurements of the ocean C-band radar
backscattering cross section. J Geophys Res 94:924–930
Kozlov IE, Kudryavtsev VN, Johannessen JA, Chapron B, Dailidiene I, Myasoedov AG (2012)
ASAR imaging for coastal upwelling in the Baltic Sea. Adv Space Res. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2011.08
Monaldo F, Kerbaol V (2003) The SAR measurement of ocean surface winds: an overview. Proc.
2nd workshop on Coastal and Marine applications of SAR, Svalbard (Norway), 8–12 September
2003, 15–32
Monaldo FM, Thompson DR, Beal RC, Pichel WG, Clemente-Colon P (2001) Comparison of SAR
derived wind speed with model predictions and ocean buoy measurements. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 39:2587–2600
Mouche A, Dagestad KF, Collard F, Guitton G, Chapron B, Johannessen J, Kerbaol V, Hansen MW
(2012) On the use of Doppler shift for sea surface wind retrieval from SAR. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 50:2901–2909
QuilfenY, Chapron B, Elfouhaily T, Katsaros K, Tournadre J (1998) Observation of tropical cyclones
by high-resolution scatterometry. J Geophys Res 103:7767–7786
93
Alpers W, Hennings I (1984) A theory of the imaging mechanism of underwater bottom topography
by real and synthetic aperture radar. J Geophys Res 89:10529–10546
Alpers W, Espedal H (2004) Oils and Surfactants. Chapter 11 In: Jackson ChR, Apel JR (eds) Synthetic Aperture Radar Marine User’s Manual. National oceanic and atmospheric administration,
center for satellite application and research, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC, USA, ISBN
0–16-073214-X. Chapter 11:263–275
Alpers W, Huang W (2011) On the discrimination of radar signatures of atmospheric gravity waves
and oceanic internal waves on synthetic aperture radar images of the sea surface. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 49:1114–1126
Alpers W, Stilke G (1996) Observation of a nonlinear wave disturbance in the marine atmosphere
by the synthetic aperture radar aboard the ERS-1 satellite. J Geophys Res 101:6513–6525
Alpers W, Ross DB, Rufenach CL (1981) On the detectability of ocean surface waves by real and
synthetic aperture radar. J Geophys Res 86:6481–6498
Alpers W, Chen JP, Pi CJ, Lin II (2010) On the origin of atmospheric frontal lines off the east
coast of Taiwan observed on space-borne synthetic aperture radar images. Mon Weather Rev
138:475–496. doi:10.1175/2009MWR2987.1
Alpers W, Brandt P, Lazar A, Dagorne D, Sow B, Faye S, Hansen MW, Rubino A, Poulain
PM, Brehmer P (2013) A small-scale oceanic eddy off the coast of West Africa studied
by multi-sensor satellite and surface drifter data, Remote Sens Environ 129:132–143. doi
10.1016/j.rse.2012.10.032
Brandt P, Alpers W, Backhaus JO (1996) Study of the generation and propagation of internal waves
in the Strait of Gibraltar using a numerical model and synthetic aperture radar images of the
European ERS satellite. J Geophys Res 101:14237–14252
Cheng CM, Alpers W (2010) Investigation of trapped atmospheric gravity waves over the South
China Sea using Envisat synthetic aperture radar images. Int J Remote Sens 31:4725–4743
Da Silva JCB, New AL, Magalhaes JM (2009) Internal solitary waves in the Mozambique Channel:
Observations and interpretation. J Geophys Res 114(C05001). doi:10.1029/2008JC005125
Doyle JD, Durran DR (2002) The dynamics of mountain-wave induced rotors. J Atmos Sci 59:186–
201
Evans DL, Alpers W, Cazenave A, Elachi C, Farr T, Glackin D, Holt B, Jones L, Liu WT, McCandless
W, Menard Y, Moore R, Njokua E (2005) Seasat—A 25-year legacy of success. Remote Sensing
of. Environment 94:384–404. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2004.09.011
Hersbach H (2008) CMOD5.N: A C-band geophysical model function for equivalent neutral wind. ECMWF Technical Memorandum No 554. http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/
library/ecpublications/_pdf/tm/501-600/tm554.pdf
Hersbach H, Stoffelen A, de Haan S (2007) Ocean wind field and their variability derived from
SAR. Earth Obs Quart 59:8–12
Horstmann J, Koch W (2005) Comparison of SAR wind field retrieval algorithms to a numerical
model utilizing ENVISAT ASAR data. IEEE J Oceanic Eng 30:508–515
Keller WC, Wismann V, Alpers W (1989) Tower-based measurements of the ocean C-band radar
backscattering cross section. J Geophys Res 94:924–930
Kozlov IE, Kudryavtsev VN, Johannessen JA, Chapron B, Dailidiene I, Myasoedov AG (2012)
ASAR imaging for coastal upwelling in the Baltic Sea. Adv Space Res. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2011.08
Monaldo F, Kerbaol V (2003) The SAR measurement of ocean surface winds: an overview. Proc.
2nd workshop on Coastal and Marine applications of SAR, Svalbard (Norway), 8–12 September
2003, 15–32
Monaldo FM, Thompson DR, Beal RC, Pichel WG, Clemente-Colon P (2001) Comparison of SAR
derived wind speed with model predictions and ocean buoy measurements. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 39:2587–2600
Mouche A, Dagestad KF, Collard F, Guitton G, Chapron B, Johannessen J, Kerbaol V, Hansen MW
(2012) On the use of Doppler shift for sea surface wind retrieval from SAR. IEEE T Geosci
Remote 50:2901–2909
QuilfenY, Chapron B, Elfouhaily T, Katsaros K, Tournadre J (1998) Observation of tropical cyclones
by high-resolution scatterometry. J Geophys Res 103:7767–7786