A Shipboard Survey near the Philippines with a Coherent X-band Radar

Abstract : The goal of this research was to survey microwave signatures of oceanographic features near the Philippine Island. To do this a dual-polarized, X-band Doppler radar was mounted on a ship cruising near the Philippine Islands and was used to image the surface signatures of oceanographic features. At the same time other investigators collected surface and subsurface data to determine environmental conditions and the characteristics of these features. By analyzing these data set together, we could determine how properties of current gradients, wind, and surface waves affect the observed microwave signatures.