SAR Imaging of Vortex Ship Wakes. Volume 3: An Overview of Pre-ERS-1 Observationsand Models

摘要

The visibility of dark turbulent wakes in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imageryis focused upon. An overview of various wake observations prior to ERS-1 is given. This includes images from Seasat and airborne SAR as well as photographic observations. Different turbulent wake models and simulation, schemes are reviewed. The requirements for a complete turbulent wake model are discussed, and from results available, some conclusions are drawn with respect to possible ERS-1 applications.