Rainfall modification of scatterometer response from the sea surface was simulated in wind-wave tank experiments. Data show that for a given wind speed, radar cross section increases as rainfall rate increases, but this effect decreases as wind speed increases. An empirical model accounts for these observations.
Effects of Rainfall on Scatterometer Derived Wind Speeds
1988
2 pages
Report
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English
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