Validation of a synthetic aperture radar ocean wave imaging theory by the shuttle imaging radar-B experiment over the North Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 93, Issue C12, 1988, Pages 15403-15425

  Brüning, Claus ^a,b   Alpers, Werner ^c   Zambresky, Liana F ^b,d   Tilley, David G ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SPECTRA; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; OCEAN WAVE; SAR; SIR-B;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0024197533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/JC093iC12p15403     Document Type: Article

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