DocumentCode
2401894
Title
Is Sea Spray a Factor in Microwave Backscatter from the Ocean?
Author
Plant, William J. ; Keller, William C. ; Asher, William E.
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Lab., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA
fYear
2006
fDate
2006
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
118
Abstract
A continuous wave, Ku-band microwave system was operated in a wind-wave tank simultaneously with a video microphotography system to determine the effect of spray on microwave backscatter from rough water surfaces at high wind speeds. The results confirmed that spray does impact microwave backscatter. The important droplets, however, appear to be below the crests of wind waves and therefore difficult to measure by other means
Keywords
backscatter; microphotography; microwave measurement; oceanographic techniques; sprays; Ku-band microwave system; continuous wave; microwave backscatter; ocean; rough water surfaces; sea spray; video microphotography system; wind-wave tank; Backscatter; Oceans; Polarization; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spraying; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE MicroRad, 2006
Conference_Location
SanJuan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9417-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MICRAD.2006.1677073
Filename
1677073
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