• DocumentCode
    1051419
  • Title

    Radar backscatter measurements from Platform Noordwijk in the North Sea

  • Author

    De Loor, G. Paul ; Hoogeboom, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Physics Laboratory TNO, The Hague, Netherlands
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    20
  • Abstract
    Results from radar backscatter experiments conducted over the North Sea in Project Noordwijk in the years 1977, 1978, and 1979 are reported. For these measurements a short-range X -band FM/CW scatterometer was used. Data obtained were the average normalized backscatter \\gamma (\\sigma \\deg ) of the sea as a function of grazing angle, windspeed, and look direction. The fading spectra and the autocorrelation function of \\gamma (t) were also determined and compared with the output of the oceanographic sensors of the platform.
  • Keywords
    Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Backscatter; Frequency modulation; Helicopters; Meteorological radar; Poles and towers; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0364-9059
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JOE.1982.1145505
  • Filename
    1145505