Sea surface temperature changes with katabatic winds observed from IR and SAR images

Chung-Ru Ho; Fei Lai

doi:10.1117/12.2532239

14 October 2019 Sea surface temperature changes with katabatic winds observed from IR and SAR images

Chung-Ru Ho, Fei Lai

Proceedings Volume 11150, Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2019; 1115014 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2532239
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2019, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Katabatic winds generally flow from mountains or hills down to their lee side in the paths of depression. If the mountain or hill is near a coast, the katabatic winds may cause imprints on the sea surface. The katabatic wind pattern shown on a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image is a bright-dark region that mirrors the coastal mountain topography. In this study, bright regions on SAR images caused by katabatic winds are found in the west of Hengchun Peninsula where is located in the southern Taiwan. The katabatic winds cause the sea state variations and then the sea surface temperature changes. Relationships between normalized radar cross section (NRCS) and sea surface temperature (SST) as well as the temperature difference between air and sea in the west of Hengchun Peninsula are investigated to find out the air-sea heat transfer. The results show that 1) the SST decreases when the NRCS increases, that is, the higher wind speed would cause the SST lower; and 2) the gradient of linear relationship between NRCS and SST is related to the temperature difference between air and sea, that is, the higher temperature difference could increase the release of heat from the ocean to the atmosphere.

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Chung-Ru Ho and Fei Lai "Sea surface temperature changes with katabatic winds observed from IR and SAR images", Proc. SPIE 11150, Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2019, 1115014 (14 October 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2532239

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Synthetic aperture radar

Satellite imaging

Satellites

Temperature metrology

Infrared imaging

Surface roughness

Earth observing sensors

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