| Title | Detection and characterization of mesoscale cyclones in RADARSAT Synthetic Aperture Radar images of the Labrador Sea |
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| Author | Chunchuzov, I; Vachon, P W; Ramsay, B |
| Source | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 26, issue 3, 2000 p. 213-230, https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2000.10874771 |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20042583 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Eastern offshore region; Northern offshore region |
| Area | Labrador Sea |
| Lat/Long WENS | -60.0000 -40.0000 65.0000 45.0000 |
| Subjects | SAR imagery |
| Illustrations | location maps; satellite images; plots |
| Released | 2014 07 31 |
| Abstract | We consider RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ScanSAR wide mode images of several mesoscale cyclones that developed over the Labrador Sea during the winter of 1997/98. The three case studies
demonstrate RADARSAT ScanSAR's capability to provide detailed information on the near surface wind field structure associated with these intense storms. The SAR images, along with accompanying meteorological conditions and thermal infrared images of
the associated cloud patterns, show the spiral-form shear zones of the cyclones as well as nearby organized convection during various stages of cyclone development. In future, ocean wind fields retrieved from RADARSAT ScanSAR images could help to
improve simulation models for polar and other mesoscale cyclones and could have a role in operational marine meterology. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 219385 |
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