Surface Waves and Fluxes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

   PDF

2. Quasi-Specular Scattering from the Air-Sea Interface

   • Gary S. Brown

   Pages 1-39

3. Bragg Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from the Air/Sea Interface

   • William J. Plant

   Pages 41-108

4. Electromagnetic Scattering from the Sea at Low Grazing Angles

   • Lewis B. Wetzel

   Pages 109-171

5. Dependence of Radar Backscatter on Environmental Parameters

   • W. J. Pierson Jr.

   Pages 173-220

6. Microwave Techniques for Measuring Directional Wave Spectra

   • F. C. Jackson, D. R. Lyzenga

   Pages 221-264

7. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Ocean Surface Wind Speed

   • Calvin T. Swift

   Pages 265-292

8. Remote Sensing of Surface Turbulence Heat Flux

   • W. T. Liu

   Pages 293-309

9. Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature

   • Eni G. Njoku

   Pages 311-338

10. Parameterization Schemes and Models for Estimating the Surface Radiation Budget

    • K. B. Katsaros

    Pages 339-368

11. Back Matter

    Pages 369-373

    PDF

During the Conference on Air-Sea Interaction in January 1986, it was suggested to me by David Larner of Reidel Press that it may be timely for an updated compendium of air-sea interaction theory to be organized, developed, and published. Many new results were emerging at the time, i.e., results from the MARSEN, MAS EX, MILDEX, and TOWARD field projects (among others) were in the process of being reported and/or published. Further, a series of new experiments such as FASINEX and HEXOS were soon to be conducted in which new strides in our knowledge of air-sea fluxes would be made. During the year following the discussions with David Larner, it became apparent that many of the advances in air-sea interaction theory during the 1970s and 1980s were associated with sponsor investments in satellite oceanography and, in particular, remote sensing research. Since ocean surface remote sensing, e.g., scatterometry and SAR, requires intimate knowledge of ocean surface dynamics, advances in remote sensing capabilities required coordinated research in air-sea fluxes, wave state, scattering theory, sensor design, and data exploitation using environmental models. Based on this interplay of disciplines, it was decided that this book be devoted to air­ sea interaction and remote sensing as multi-disciplinary activities.

• Ocean
• Wind speed
• remote sensing
• satellite
• temperature
• wind
• remote sensing/photogrammetry

• Space Systems and Technology Department, Naval Research Laboratory, USA

  G. L. Geernaert

• Ocean Engineering Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

  W. L. Plant

Policies and ethics