SATELLITE REMOTE-SENSING AND WAVE STUDIES INTO THE 1990S

Consideration is given to which scientific questions about sea surface waves might be addressed using existing and proposed satellite remote sensing techniques. They also discuss the application of remotely-sensed wave data to practical problems, many of which require temporal statistical information. As there are limitations as to the type of wave data that may be obtained by present remote sensing techniques, the implications of these for wave studies and what developments are necessary to overcome them are examined. A discussion is also presented of the issues involved in algorithm development, calibration and validation, data banking, retrieval and analysis of the data.