Title :
Sea Surface Backscatter Distortions of Scanning Radar Altimeter Ocean Wave Measurements
Author :
Walsh, Edward J. ; Wright, C. Wayne
Author_Institution :
Wallops Flight Facility, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Island, VA
Abstract :
This paper examines the distortions in the measured wave topography caused by sea surface backscatter variation within the 25 to 50 m antenna footprint of the 1deg antenna beam of the NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter at its typical 1.5 to 3 km operating altitude and possible corrections to the directional wave spectra computed from the wave topography
Keywords :
backscatter; distortion; ocean waves; radar altimetry; radar antennas; radar cross-sections; NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter; antenna beam; antenna footprint; directional wave spectra; ocean wave topography; sea surface backscatter distortions; Antenna measurements; Backscatter; Distortion measurement; Ocean waves; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2006
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0114-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0115-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306857
