Theoretical model for scattering of radar signals in Ku- and C-bands from a rough sea surface with breaking waves

Waves Random Media

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-269

  Voronovich, A G ^a   Zavorotny, V U ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BACKSCATTERING; CORRELATION METHODS; MICROWAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEA LEVEL;

MICROWAVE SCATTEROMETERS; SMALL-SLOPE APPROXIMATION (SSA);

RADAR;

EID: 0035394433     PISSN: 09597174     EISSN: 13616676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13616670109409784     Document Type: Article

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