Remote Sensing and Image Processing

Extraction of geophyiscal parameters from radar-based sensors like real aperture radar (RAR) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as well as optical images; investigation of oceanographic and boundary-layer processes and radar backscatter.

Main topics:

  • Wind field sequence retrieval using ground based RAR

  • Wave field sequence retrieval using ground based RAR

  • Individual, spatial-temporal wave groups using ground based RAR

  • Individual, spatial wave groups using space borne SAR

  • Current field retrieval using ground based RAR

  • Bathymetry retrieval using ground based RAR

  • Wave field, current field, bathymetry retrieval from optical image sequences

Some of these applications are also available for operational purposes.


Numerical Modelling, Parallelization, Data Assimilation
Numerical wave- and current modeling, parallelization, wave data assimilation,
measurements and coupling of numerical models.
Main topics:
  • 3-D modelling of currents and water levels with TRIMM

  • 2-D modelling of sea state in shallow water areas with K-Modell, SWAN

  • 2-D modelling of sea state in deep water using WAM

  • Coupling of the modells

  • Parallelization using MPI


Email: heiko (at) vision.caltech.edu