Radar imaging mechanism of the seabed: Results of the C-STAR experiment in 1996 with special emphasis on the relaxation rate of short waves due to current variations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1807-1827

  Hennings, I ^a   Lurin, B ^a   Didden, N ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODULATION; RADAR IMAGING; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SHORT WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

RADAR IMAGERY; SEAFLOOR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EID: 0035388482     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1807:RIMOTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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