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We investigate small-scale features using SAR imagery, including sharp frontal interfaces, slicks of artificial and natural origin, and wakes of surface ships. Collection of the ground truth data helps in the understanding of the physical mechanisms behind the patterns visible in the image.
A pilot experiment was conducted in the period from April to June 2008 in the Straits of Florida near Port Everglades, Florida, in order to study the dynamics of far wakes of ships. In this experiment, a small boat with downward-looking sonar made ??snakelike?? sections through wakes of ships of opportunity during the TerraSAR-X overpasses. The ship and its parameters (length, speed, course, etc.)...
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