Title :
A study of the X-band entropy of breaking ocean waves
Author :
Morris, James T. ; Anderson, Stuart J. ; Cloude, Shane R.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Warfare & Radar Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper we develop a simple model for the polarimetric radar backscatter from breaking ocean waves. We show that the dynamics of the breaking process lead to characteristic variations in the wave depolarization processes. We compare the model prediction with X-band grazing incidence radar data collected for breaking ocean waves in the surf zone.
Keywords :
backscatter; entropy; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; X-band entropy; X-band grazing incidence radar data; breaking ocean waves; breaking process dynamics; characteristic variations; model prediction; polarimetric radar backscatter; sea clutter; surf zone; wave depolarization; Covariance matrix; Entropy; Ocean waves; Predictive models; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293892
