Comparison of modeled and observed microwave emissivities of water surfaces in the presence of breaking waves and foam

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 42-45

  Padmanabhan, S ^a   Reising, S C ^a   Asher, W E ^b   Raizer, V ^c   Gaiser, P W ^d  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ZEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breaking waves; Emissivity; Foam; Radiometer; Wind vector

Indexed keywords

BREAKING WAVES; MICROWAVE EMISSIVITIES; WATER SURFACES; WIND VECTORS;

FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; WATER WAVES;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 82355193782     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422725     Document Type: Conference Paper

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