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An Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing of the Asian Seas

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In this chapter passive and active microwave sensors are introduced, their basic measurement principles are described, and few examples of microwave (MW) remote sensing of the Asian Seas are given. The space-borne sensors under consideration are MW radiometer , altimeter , scatterometer , and synthetic aperture radar (SAR ). It is demonstrated that changes in the sea surface roughness can be used to infer ocean surface vector wind fields, but also that this roughness may depend on other parameters such as SST , waves and currents .

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Acknowledgements

Some of the authors’ views expressed in this chapter have been developed through discussions in a wide international forum, among which the International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST) and the International Winds Working Group (IWWG).

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  1. Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Martin Gade

  2. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, The Netherlands

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Gade, M., Stoffelen, A. (2019). An Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing of the Asian Seas. In: Barale, V., Gade, M. (eds) Remote Sensing of the Asian Seas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94067-0_4

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