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Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyOcean InstrumentationOcean WavesRemote SensingBathymetryOceanographic SensorsSeafloor MappingWave Measurement InstrumentsWave MeasurementsWave RefractionBathymetric Remote SensingFourier TransformRemote Sensing Of WavesRemote Wave SensingShallow Water WavesShallow-water BathymetrySurface Water WavesWater Depth Measurement
Abstract : The study demonstrates successful remote determination of shallow water depth by measuring wave refraction changes and using the Fourier transform plane for wavelength measurements with data obtained at a Lake Michigan test site. The study shows that the technique is suitable for use from spacecraft altitudes, provided that water waves of suitable length occur in the region of interest.