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    • A study on the sensitivity of the radar scattering coefficient to oceanic winds

      Abhijit Sarkar Raj Kumar

      Volume 94 Issue 3 November 1985 pp 249-259

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    • Keywords

       

      Microwaves; radar scattering coefficient; ocean spectrum; sea surface wind speed

    • Abstract

       

      Sensitivity of the radar scattering coefficient to the oceanic wind vector in the midangular range for frequencies from L- to Ku- band is studied. This is based on computations of scattering coefficient via the two-scale scattering theory employing a semi-empirical model for the ocean spectrum suggested by Fung and Lee and the slope distribution by Cox and Munk. Higher frequency and incident angles of over 45 degrees seem to yield better wind sensitivity.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Abhijit Sarkar1 Raj Kumar1

      1. Meteorology and Oceanography Division, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad - 380053, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      November 1985
      Manuscript received
      21 January 1985
      Accepted
      31 July 1985

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