Observations of the sea surface by coherent L band radar at low grazing angles in a nearshore environment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Forget, Philippe ^a   Saillard, M ^a   Broche, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COASTAL ZONES; DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; WATER WAVES; WIND;

BACKSCATTER; COASTAL ZONE; DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POLARIZATION; SEA SURFACE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34548525756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002900     Document Type: Article

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