FY 1986

SIR-B observations of dominant ocean waves near hurricane Josephine

Holt, B., and F.I. González

J. Geophys. Res., 91(C7), 8595–8598, doi: 10.1029/JC091iC07p08595 (1986)

Radar images of ocean surface waves near hurricane Josephine were acquired with the shuttle imaging radar B (SIR-B) system on October 12, 1984. Fast Fourier transform analyses of the images have been performed along most of the 600-km image track. These data reveal the presence of at least two dominant wave systems which undergo significant spatial variations in wavelength and direction.