A simple physical picture is presented to show how microwave radiation is scattered from a rough surface that evolves with time. In particular, a model is proposed for computing the electromagnetic field scattered from a moving tilted plane containing small-scale roughness. The properties of the ocean surface are then incorporated in this model to qualitatively explain the variation of measured Ku-band radar cross sections and Doppler spectra as a function of the phase of a long ocean-surface wave.


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    Title :

    Probing the ocean surface with microwave radar


    Additional title:

    Untersuchung der Ozeanoberfläche mit Mikrowellenradar


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 8 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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