A radar ocean imaging model for small to moderate incidence angles

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1986, Pages 1809-1834

  Holliday, Dennis ^a   St Cyr, Gaetan ^a   Woods, Nancy E ^a  

^a R and D Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING;

BRAGG BACKSCATTER FORMULA; SCATTERING THEORY; STRATTON-CHU EQUATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0022889301     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431168608948971     Document Type: Article

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