The relative phase of a normally incident microwave signal scattered off the sea surface is a random function of space and time. The statistics of these random phase fluctuations contain information about the wave-heigjt statistics. This study demonstrates that the wave-height spectra can be deduced directly in terms of the spectra of the phase fluctuations without recourse to inversion techniques even when surface roughness exceeds many wavelengths of the incident signal.
Remote sensing of sea state by analysis of backscattered microwave phase fluctuations
Fernerkennung des Zustandes der Meeresoberflaeche durch die Analyse von Phasenschwankungen der Mikrowellenrueckstreuung
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ; 26 , 5/Sep ; 699-705
1978
7 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 13 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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