A semiempirical model of the normalized radar cross-section of the sea surface 1. Background model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kudryavtsev, Vladimir ^a,b   Hauser, Danièle ^c   Caudal, Gérard ^c   Chapron, Bertrand ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b Nansen Intl Ctr Environ Remote S   (Russian Federation)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d Institut Francais de Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Bragg scattering; Non bragg scattering; Ocean surface waves; Radar cross section; Short wind waves; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE SCATTERING; WIND WAVE;

EID: 0142059757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001003     Document Type: Article

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