Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar in Finescale Surface Analysis of Synoptic-Scale Fronts at SeaSource: Weather and Forecasting:;2005:;volume( 020 ):;issue: 003::page 311DOI: 10.1175/WAF853.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The viability of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as a tool for finescale marine meteorological surface analyses of synoptic-scale fronts is demonstrated. In particular, it is shown that SAR can reveal the presence of, and the mesoscale and microscale substructures associated with, synoptic-scale cold fronts, warm fronts, occluded fronts, and secluded fronts. The basis for these findings is the analysis of some 6000 RADARSAT-1 SAR images from the Gulf of Alaska and from off the east coast of North America. This analysis yielded 158 cases of well-defined frontal signatures: 22 warm fronts, 37 cold fronts, 3 stationary fronts, 32 occluded fronts, and 64 secluded fronts. The potential synergies between SAR and a range of other data sources are discussed for representative fronts of each type.
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contributor author | Young, G. S. | |
contributor author | Sikora, T. N. | |
contributor author | Winstead, N. S. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:34:56Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T17:34:56Z | |
date copyright | 2005/06/01 | |
date issued | 2005 | |
identifier issn | 0882-8156 | |
identifier other | ams-87538.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4231218 | |
description abstract | The viability of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as a tool for finescale marine meteorological surface analyses of synoptic-scale fronts is demonstrated. In particular, it is shown that SAR can reveal the presence of, and the mesoscale and microscale substructures associated with, synoptic-scale cold fronts, warm fronts, occluded fronts, and secluded fronts. The basis for these findings is the analysis of some 6000 RADARSAT-1 SAR images from the Gulf of Alaska and from off the east coast of North America. This analysis yielded 158 cases of well-defined frontal signatures: 22 warm fronts, 37 cold fronts, 3 stationary fronts, 32 occluded fronts, and 64 secluded fronts. The potential synergies between SAR and a range of other data sources are discussed for representative fronts of each type. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar in Finescale Surface Analysis of Synoptic-Scale Fronts at Sea | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 20 | |
journal issue | 3 | |
journal title | Weather and Forecasting | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/WAF853.1 | |
journal fristpage | 311 | |
journal lastpage | 327 | |
tree | Weather and Forecasting:;2005:;volume( 020 ):;issue: 003 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |