IKI RAN Radar Image Collection
Atmospheric phenomena/
Convective patterns
Image
Preview/
Location map
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Image name
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RARKu9207242214
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| Platform/Sensor |
Tu-134/RAR |
| Flight altitude/speed |
2000 m / 470 km/h |
| Image partition |
4 fragments: leftHH, leftVV, rightHH, rightVV
|
| Wavelength(s)/Frequency(ies)/Band(s) |
2,25cm/13,6GHz/Ku |
| Polarization(s) |
VV, HH |
| Incidence angle(s) |
72-84° |
| Calibration |
Black is lowest value of radar
signal, white is highest value of radar signal
Full images: calibration coefficients for different strips are different
Image preview: gray scale individually optimized for each channel |
| Date/Time |
24.07.92 / 22:14 - 22:27 |
| Area |
Northwestern Atlantic, New York Bight |
| Coordinates |
Start: 40° 24'N, 71° 26'W ;
End: 40° 07'N, 72° 28'W |
| Surface geometry |
91,6km*12,5km at each
board |
| Other signatures seen in the image |
Oceanic internal waves |
Supplementary information:
Buoy
and ship time series of: wind speed and direction, air and water temperature
and atmospheric pressure
Vertical profiles of: atmospheric humidity, temperature and pressure
Source image: image size: 2048x3665pixels;
pixel size: 25 x 25 m, file size: 7.2Mb
Owner: IKI RAS, contact: mityag@mx.iki.rsi.ru
References:
O.Lavrova, M.Mityagina, K.Sabinin, Investigation of perturbing action of atmospheric and internal oceanic processes on the waved sea surface
using ocean remote sensing data // OCEAN'98 IEEE/OES Conference Proc., 28 Sept.-1 Oct. 1998, Nice, France