Theory of synthetic aperture radar ocean imaging: A MARSEN view

Hasselmann, Klaus; Raney, R. K.; Plant, W. J.; Alpers, W.; Shuchman, R. A.; Lyzenga, D. R.; Rufenach, C. L.; Tucker, M. J.

doi:10.1029/JC090iC03p04659

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Theory of synthetic aperture radar ocean imaging: A MARSEN view

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Hasselmann, K., Raney, R. K., Plant, W. J., Alpers, W., Shuchman, R. A., Lyzenga, D. R., et al. (1985). Theory of synthetic aperture radar ocean imaging: A MARSEN view. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 90, 4659-4686. doi:10.1029/JC090iC03p04659.

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This paper reviews basic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) theory of ocean wave imaging mechanisms, using both known work and recent experimental and theoretical results from the Marine Remote Sensing (MARSEN) Experiment. Several viewpoints that have contributed to the field are drawn together in a general analysis of the backscatter statistics of a moving sea surface. A common focus for different scattering models is provided by the mean image impulse response function, which is shown to be identical to the (spatially varying) frequency variance spectrum of the local complex reflectivity coefficient. From the analysis has emerged a more complete view of the SAR imaging phenomenon than has been previously available. A new, generalized imaging model is proposed.