Resource Category: Oceanography

The introduction to oceanographic applications with SAR data gives a broad overview of the topic. It introduces various fields of application, gives hints on further…

The lesson “Surface Wind” gives insights into mechanisms of Sea surface wind and its impact on the water surface. The concept of empirical geophysical wind…

This lesson introduces into the physical background of surface waves and their creation. SAR mechanisms for imaging waves are presented and measurement techniques are explained.

This lesson presents approaches and techniques to measure surface ocean currents with SAR data. The methods are separated into direct and indirect measurement techniques.

The detection of oil contaminated areas at sea is one of the major applications of SAR data in oceanography. This lesson provides knowledge regarding detection…