A two-scale model to predict C-band VV and HH normalized radar cross section values over the ocean

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 367-384

  Wackerman, Christopher C ^a   Clemente Colón, Pablo ^a,b   Pichel, William G ^a,b   Li, Xiaofeng ^a,b  

^a Veridian Systems Division   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MODULATION; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TRACKING RADAR; WIND;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; BUOY OBSERVATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODULATION; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NORMALIZED RADAR CROSS SECTION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGERY;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 0242717030     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-044     Document Type: Article

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