Wind-speed dependence of small-grazing-angle microwave backscatter from sea surfaces

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-340

  Lee, P H Y ^a   Barter, J D ^a   Caponi, E ^a   Caponi, M ^a   Hindman, C L ^a   Lake, B M ^a   Rungaldier, H ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MICROWAVES; SURFACE WATERS; WIND EFFECTS;

GRAZING ANGLES; MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER; SEA SURFACES; WIND SPEED;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 0030104767     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.486302     Document Type: Article

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