Sea Surface Current Velocity Retrieving from TanDAM-X Satellite Data

Abstract

This is the first investigation for the use of TanDEM-X data, satellite for the Malaysian coastal waters. This aims at utilizing an optimization of the Hopfield neural network to retrieve variation of sea surface current along Malaysian coastal waters. In doing so, a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on the Pareto front is used to minimize the error produced due to non-linearity between TanDEM-X data and sea surface movements. This work aimed at retrieving sea surface current from TanDEM-X data along the coastal waters of Malaysia. Two approaches have been implemented, the Hopfield neural network algorithm and  Pareto optimal solution. The study shows that the Pareto optimal solution has a higher performance than the Hopfield neural network algorithm with a lower RMSE of ±0.009. Furthermore, a Pareto optimal solution can determine the sea surface current pattern variation along the coastal water from TanDEM-X data. In conclusion, TanDEM-X data shows an excellent promise for retrieving sea surface currents.