A time domain rough surface scattering model based on wedge diffraction: Application to low-frequency backscattering from two-dimensional sea surfaces

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-39

  Keiffer, Richard S ^a   Novarini, Jorge C ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BACKSCATTER; DIFFRACTION; SCATTERING; SEA SURFACE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033988071     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.428291     Document Type: Article

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