Rain generated ring-waves: Measurements and modelling for remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 221-228

  Bliven, L F ^a   Sobieski, P W ^b   Craeye, C ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES;

LOG GAUSSIAN SPECTRAL MODELS; MICROWAVE SCATTERING MODELS; RAIN GENERATED RING WAVES; SCATTEROMETERS; WATER DROPLETS; WATER SURFACES; WAVENUMBER SPECTRA;

REMOTE SENSING;

RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RING WAVE; SCATTEROMETER; WATER SURFACE;

EID: 0030949332     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697219385     Document Type: Article

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