Field observations of radar backscatter from the ocean surface under low wind speed conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C10, 2000, Pages 24059-24069

  Moller, Delwyn ^a,c   Mourad, Pierre D ^b   Frasier, Stephen J ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; RADAR; SEA SURFACE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0033708284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900103     Document Type: Article

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