Radar signatures of marine mineral oil spills measured by an airborne multi-frequency radar

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3607-3623

  Wismann, V ^a   Gade, M ^a   Alpers, W ^a   Huhnerfuss, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FREQUENCIES; MINERAL OILS; OIL SPILLS; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG WAVENUMBERS; DAMPING RATIO; MICROWAVE SCATTEROMETER;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRBORNE SENSING; BACKSCATTER; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; RADAR; SCATTEROMETER;

EID: 0032462395     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698213849     Document Type: Article

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