Title :
Spectrum of rough sea surfaces covered in oil: consequences on the radar cross section
Author :
Pinel, Nicolas ; Bourlier, Christophe ; D´echamps, Nicolas
Author_Institution :
IREENA (Inst. de Recherche en Electrotech. et Electron. de Nantes Atlantique), Nantes
Abstract :
This paper describes the influence of oil pollution over sea surfaces on the height spectrum of the rough surfaces. An oil slick damps the capillarity waves of the surface height spectrum, and reduces the RMS slope of the surface. These modified functions have then an influence on the radar cross section from contaminated sea surfaces. The impact of the contaminated sea surface on the bistatic radar cross section is then presented.
Keywords :
capillary waves; oil pollution; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; rough surfaces; bistatic radar cross section; capillarity waves; contaminated sea surface; oil pollution; rough sea surfaces; surface height spectrum; Autocorrelation; Permittivity; Petroleum; Radar cross section; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface cleaning; Surface contamination; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2007. EuRAD 2007. European
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-2-87487-004-0
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2007.4404988
