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.


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    Title :

    Effects of rainfall on scatterometer derived wind speeds


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    Publication date :

    1988-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English





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