An improved composite surface model for the radar backscattering cross section of the ocean surface 2. Model response to surface roughness variations and the radar imaging of underwater bottom topography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C11, 1997, Pages 25251-25267

  Romeiser, Roland ^a   Alpers, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; RADAR IMAGERY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 0031407269     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00191     Document Type: Article

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