The probability density function of ocean surface slopes and its effects on radar backscatter

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 782-797

  Liu, Y ^a   Yan, X H ^b   Liu, W T ^c   Hwang, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR; RADAR IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE SLOPE; WAVE AMPLITUDE; WAVE PERIOD;

EID: 0030665172     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0782:TPDFOO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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