Dependence of polarimetric Doppler spectra on breaking-wave energy

Author

Lee, P.H.Y. ; Barter, J.D. ; Beach, K.L. ; Lake, B.M. ; Rungaldier, H. ; Shelton, J.C. ; Thompson, H.R., Jr. ; Yee, R.

Author_Institution

TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2201

Abstract

Breaking gravity waves are studied in a wave tank at small grazing angles (4.5°-11°) where all four polarization elements (HH, VV, HV, VH) are simultaneously measured. Temporally averaged Doppler spectra are obtained for mechanically-generated 4 m breaking waves of various energies. The authors describe the dependence on breaking-wave energy of the parameters describing the backscatter. The results of grazing angle dependence of the backscatter are also shown and discussed

Keywords

Doppler radar; backscatter; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; Doppler radar; backscatter; breaker; breaking wave; breaking-wave energy; gravity wave; grazing angle; incidence angle; measurement technique; ocean wave; polarimetric Doppler spectra; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; Backscatter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Gravity; Lakes; Optical scattering; Polarization; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516935

Filename

516935