EARSeL eProceedings Vol. 3, No. 2, 179-190, 2004

Along-track interferometry (ATI) observations of currents and fronts in the Tay estuary, Scotland
J. Trevor Macklin, Graham Ferrier, Simon Neill, Graham Copeland and Andrew Folkard

Abstract
Existing boat-based methods are unable to measure current fields with sufficient spatial coverage for accurate modelling of hydrodynamic processes in estuaries. This means that present models are limited in their ability to predict the dispersion of pollution and sediment. Remotely-sensed data offer more extensive spatial coverage. However, previous studies based on conventional optical, thermal and radar imaging sensors have failed to obtain sufficient temporal coverage in order to map the details of the current field. The new technique of along-track interferometry (ATI) is attractive because it can estimate the instantaneous surface flow from a single pass over a whole estuary. Here we present some observations over the Tay Estuary, Scotland, which illustrate the benefits of this technique. The results demonstrate the potential for enhancing existing hydrodynamic models of this region.

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History
Submitted: 19 June 2003
Revised: 03 March 2004
Accepted: 09 March 2004

Citation
Macklin J T, Ferrier G, Neill S, Copeland G & Folkard A, 2004. Along-track interferometry (ATI) observations of currents and fronts in the Tay estuary, Scotland. EARSeL eProceedings 3(2), 179-190

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