High Resolution Polarimetric Radar Scattering Measurements of Low Grazing Angle Sea Clutter

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 166-178

  McLaughlin, David J ^a   Allan, Nicholas ^b   Twarog, Elizabeth M ^a   Trizna, D B ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CALCULATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADAR CLUTTER; SWITCHING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WATER WAVES;

LOW GRAZING ANGLE SEA CLUTTER; POLARIMETRIC RADAR; RADAR SCATTERING MEASUREMENT; SEA SPIKES; STOKES MATRIX;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0029345662     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.393072     Document Type: Article

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