ABSTRACT 



This report compares a number of remote sensors to 

 determine the feasibility of using these sensors for detecting 

 oceanographic features from space. The sensors include an 

 infrared scanner, infrared radiation thermometer, radar scatter- 

 ometer, radar wave profiler, and a microwave radiometer. Two 

 aircraft flew a series of flight tracks across the Gulf Stream 

 near Cape Hatteras and over ARGUS ISLAND Tower located southwest 

 of Bermuda. The sensors were compared and evaluated by means of 

 simultaneous measurements. 



In addition, a quantity of Rhodamine-B dye released in the 

 water was photographed to determine if certain characteristics 

 of water flow could be estimated from aerial photographs. 



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