• DocumentCode
    444620
  • Title

    Microwave backscattering from water waves with non-uniform crests

  • Author

    Li, Yanzhong ; West, James C.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Engr, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK, USA
  • Volume
    1A
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Abstract
    Sea spikes are events in low grazing angle (LGA) microwave backscattering from the sea surface where the instantaneous backscattering is much larger the mean background level. In this paper. the backscattering from breaking wave crests with more complicated shapes is examined.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; microwave measurement; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; breaking wave crests; low grazing angle; microwave backscattering; nonuniform crests; sea spikes; sea surface; water waves; Backscatter; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic reflection; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Sea surface; Shape; Spline; Surface waves; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1551335
  • Filename
    1551335