Title :
Statistical analysis of azimuth streaks observed in CASSIE imagery of ocean surface
Author :
Ouchi, K. ; Cordey, R.A. ; Burge, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., King´´s Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
From experimental observations, the authors describe that the scattering model for breaking or near-breaking sea waves must include the spatial correlation of the radar cross sections that are K-distributed such as those proposed by Oliver (1985); and the random motion of scatterers introduced by Raney (1980). It is also found that the log-normal distribution together with different processor focal settings can be a useful method of detecting small targets in sea clutter
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing; CASSIE imagery; Canberra SAR sea imaging experiment; K-distributed; azimuth streaks; breaking sea waves; different processor focal settings; log-normal distribution; near-breaking sea waves; ocean surface; radar cross sections; remote sensing; scatterer random motion; scattering model; sea clutter; small target detection; spatial correlation; statistical analysis; technique;
Conference_Titel :
Interaction of Radiowaves with the Sea Surface, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
