A simplified asymptotic theory for ocean surface electromagnetic wave scattering

Waves in Random and Complex Media

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-341

  Mouche, A A ^a   Chapron, B ^a   Reul, N ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC MODEL; KIRCHHOFF APPROXIMATION; NORMALIZED RADAR CROSS-SECTION (NRCS); SEA SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SMALL PERTURBATION METHOD; SMALL SLOPE APPROXIMATION; TWO-SCALE MODEL;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 34447267244     PISSN: 17455030     EISSN: 17455049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17455030701230261     Document Type: Article

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