A Semi-Empirical Sea-Spectrum Model for Scattering Coefficient Estimation

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 166-176

  Fung, Adrian K ^a   Lee, Khim K ^a  

^a 343 Nichols Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR;

RADAR SEA SCATTER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0020192240     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1982.1145535     Document Type: Article

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