Physical optics-based electromagnetic bias theory with surface height-slope cross-correlation and hydrodynamic modulation

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1470-1482

  Millet, Floyd W ^b   Warnick, Karl F ^a,c,e   Nagel, James R ^c,e   Arnold, David V ^d,f  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wavetronix Inc   (United States)

^e Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^f Wavetronix   (United States)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Physical optics; Remote sensing; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; HYDRODYNAMIC MODULATION; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; SEA SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING;

CORRELATION METHODS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHYSICAL OPTICS; SCATTERING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 33744763369     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.863852     Document Type: Article

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