A comparison of the sea-state sensitivity in empirical and theoretical models of altimeter ocean backscatter

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 475-483

  Anderson, Craig ^a   Macklin, J Trevor ^a   Gommenginger, Christine P ^b   Srokosz, Meric A ^b  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; COMPOSITE SURFACE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; INTEGRAL EQUATION METHODS; SATELLITE ALTIMETER; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; THEORETICAL MODELING;

SURFACE SCATTERING;

EID: 22944481939     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-042     Document Type: Article

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