Observed wavenumber-frequency properties of microwave backscatter from the ocean surface at near-grazing angles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C8, 1996, Pages 18391-18407

  Frasier, Stephen J ^a   McIntosh, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; DOPPLER RADAR; LOW GRAZING ANGLE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NEAR-GRAZING ANGLES; OCEAN SURFACE; WAVE NUMBER FREQUENCY; WAVENUMBER-FREQUENCY PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030479768     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01685     Document Type: Article

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