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SAR Imaging Simulation of Horizontal Fully Two-Dimensional Internal Waves

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Based on the research of Lynett and Liu, a new horizontal fully two-dimensional internal wave propagation model with rotation effect was deduced, which can be used to simulate the characteristics of internal waves in a horizontal fully two-dimensional plane. By combining the imaging mechanism of Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR), a simulation procedure was fatherly acquired, which can simulate the propagation characteristics of oceanic internal waves into SAR images. In order to evaluate the validity of the proposed simulation procedure, case studies are performed in South China Sea and results from simulation procedure are analyzed in detail. A very good consistency was found between the simulation results and satellite images. The proposed simulation procedure will be a possible foundation for the quantitative interpretation of internal waves from fully two-dimensional satellite images.

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  1. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Hui Shen

  2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

    Hui Shen

  3. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Yi-Jun He

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Project supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Offshore Oil Corp.

Biography: SHEN Hui (1978-), Male, Ph. D.

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Shen, H., He, YJ. SAR Imaging Simulation of Horizontal Fully Two-Dimensional Internal Waves. J Hydrodyn 18, 294–302 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(06)60006-1

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