Title :
Radar image study of ocean breaking waves
Author :
Kim, Hyunjun ; Johnson, Joel T.
Author_Institution :
ElectroScience Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
In this paper a radar image study of electromagnetic scattering from one dimensional ocean breaking waves is described. Backscatter results are considered for 1-D surfaces which satisfy an impedance boundary condition (IBC). Radar images of single ocean breaking wave profiles are formed through back-projection tomography. Detailed investigations of the images are also provided to clarify major and secondary scattering events as well as the polarization dependence. A ray tracing analysis is performed to predict possible multiple scattering images
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; radar imaging; ray tracing; remote sensing by radar; 1D surfaces; back-projection tomography; backscatter; electromagnetic scattering; impedance boundary condition; multiple scattering images; ocean breaking waves; one dimensional waves; polarization dependence; radar image study; ray tracing analysis; wave profiles; Backscatter; Boundary conditions; Electromagnetic scattering; Oceans; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Sea surface; Surface impedance; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976224
