@article{fdi:010052404,
  title = {{S}ynthetic aperture radar imaging of sea surface life and fishing activities},
  author = {{P}etit, {M}ichel and {S}tretta, {J}ean-{M}ichel and {F}arrugio, h. and {W}adsworth, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring the {H}alieutics {R}adar {E}xperimentation {M}editerranean {S}ea ({HAREM}) experiment, conducted in {A}ugust 1989 in the {G}ulf of {L}ion, synthetic aperture radar ({SAR}) images of the sea and lagoon surface and concurrent independent observations and measurements were collected in order to test the potential of some applications of {SAR} imaging theories to halieutics. {T}hese theories have been developed to explain the {SAR} signal modulation in relation to small variations of water roughness induced by internal wave or current or wind field variations. {A}nalysis of the {HAREM} data indicates, for the first time, that the marine surface life and fishing activities generate an {SAR} signal modulation of comparable order of magnitude at the {C}-band (5.3 {GH}z). {T}he results of satellite simulations, considering {ERS}1 characteristics, are presented and show good promise for fishing activity surveys, indicating that the aerial {SAR} data and, under certain conditions, satellite {SAR} data may greatly enhance and complement classical methods used in fishery management},
  keywords = {{TELEDETECTION} ; {RADAR} ; {DONNEES} {SATELLITE} ; {PECHE} {THONIERE} ; {MAMMIFERE} {MARIN} ; {SURVEILLANCE} ; {GESTION} {DES} {PECHES} ; {MEDITERRANEE} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {T}ransactions on {G}eoscience and {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {80},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1085--1089},
  ISSN = {0196-2892},
  year = {1992},
  DOI = {10.1109/36.175346},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052404},
}