Title :
Shallow water sonar conditions and radar backscatter
Author :
Stolte, Siegfried
Author_Institution :
FWG, Kiel, Germany
fDate :
1/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sonar and radar signals are scattered by small-scale roughness elements of the sea surface. The characteristics of the roughness depend on wind, sea state, and other parameters. The dynamic behavior of this roughness is related to radar backscatter. This provides a basis for oceanographic radar remote sensing and links radar backscatter to sea surface sonar conditions. Radar, sonar, and roughness experiments have been conducted at the research platform NORDSEE. The results are combined and provide a method to estimate shallow water sonar conditions from the radar backscatter cross section
Keywords :
backscatter; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; sonar; underwater sound; NORDSEE; backscatter cross section; dynamic behavior; oceanographic radar remote sensing; radar backscatter; radar signals; roughness; sea surface; shallow water sonar; small-scale roughness; sonar; wind; Acoustic noise; Backscatter; Current measurement; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Sonar measurements; Surface roughness;
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
