DocumentCode
1014526
Title
Laboratory measurements of polarization radios of wind wave surfaces
Author
Lee, Peter H Y
Author_Institution
Uiv. of California, Livermore, CA, USA
Volume
26
Issue
2
fYear
1978
fDate
3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
302
Lastpage
306
Abstract
Polarization ratios ( 
) of wind-generated rough water surfaces are studied experimentally by means of radar backscatter power measurements. The measurements were made at 9.23 GHz with incidence angles between 
and 
for wind speeds between 3 m/s to 10 m/s. Scattering surface statistics at all wind speeds were also measured by means of a wave height gauge and a laser slope gauge. The polarization ratio data are presented against parameters pertinent to scattering theory, which are obtained from the measured surface statistics. The results are compared to "composite surface" theory calculations for an assumed wave-height spectral density of the form 
, where 
is an adjustable parameter.
) of wind-generated rough water surfaces are studied experimentally by means of radar backscatter power measurements. The measurements were made at 9.23 GHz with incidence angles between and for wind speeds between 3 m/s to 10 m/s. Scattering surface statistics at all wind speeds were also measured by means of a wave height gauge and a laser slope gauge. The polarization ratio data are presented against parameters pertinent to scattering theory, which are obtained from the measured surface statistics. The results are compared to "composite surface" theory calculations for an assumed wave-height spectral density of the form , where is an adjustable parameter.Keywords
Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Wind; Laboratories; Polarization; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Statistics; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1978.1141831
Filename
1141831
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