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View SchemaOceanSAR-2: A Universal Feature Extractor for SAR Ocean Observation
| Authors | Alexandre Tuel, Thomas Kerdreux, Quentin Febvre, Alexis Mouche, Antoine Grouazel, Jean-Renaud Miadana, Antoine Audras, Chen Wang, Bertrand Chapron |
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| ArXiv ID | 2601.07392vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07392 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
Abstract
We present OceanSAR-2, the second generation of our foundation model for SAR-based ocean observation. Building on our earlier release, which pioneered self-supervised learning on Sentinel-1 Wave Mode data, OceanSAR-2 relies on improved SSL training and dynamic data curation strategies, which enhances performance while reducing training cost. OceanSAR-2 demonstrates strong transfer performance across downstream tasks, including geophysical pattern classification, ocean surface wind vector and significant wave height estimation, and iceberg detection. We release standardized benchmark datasets, providing a foundation for systematic evaluation and advancement of SAR models for ocean applications.
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"Chen Wang",
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