KuROS: A new airborne Ku-band Doppler radar for observation of the ocean surface

Danièle Hauser (1) , Gérard Caudal (1) , Christophe Le Gac (2) , René Valentin (1) , Laurent Lapauw (2) , Lauriane Delaye (1) , Nicolas Pauwels (2) , Céline Tison (3)

1 ESTER - LATMOS
2 LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales
3 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]

We present the new airborne Ku-band Doppler radar KuROS, designed for wind/wave observations of the ocean surface. First results obtained from observations collected during two field campaigns held in 2013 are also illustrated. Both intensity and Doppler information have been used to estimate the direction wave spectra of ocean waves. Results on radar cross-section and directional spectra of ocean wave are assessed trough comparison with independent information. We also present a preliminary analysis of the speckle energy density spectrum as a function of sea state conditions

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]

Danièle Hauser, Gérard Caudal, Christophe Le Gac, René Valentin, Laurent Lapauw, et al.. KuROS: A new airborne Ku-band Doppler radar for observation of the ocean surface. 2014 International Radar Conference (Radar), Société de l'Electricité, de l'Electronique, et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication, Oct 2014, Lille, France. 6 p., ⟨10.1109/RADAR.2014.7060355⟩. ⟨insu-01139456⟩