Frequency impact on the bistatic radar scattering from an ocean surface

In this paper we study the frequency impact on the normalized bistatic cross section (NBCS) of the sea surface. Numerical simulations are presented and analyzed in the frequency range from 1 to 14 GHz (L- to K_u-band). We treat this problem with the unifying scattering model denoted small slope approximation (SSA). The computations were made assuming the surface-height spectrum of Elfouhaily et al. for fully developed seas. Numerical results are obtained and discussed in both forward and fully bistatic configurations for different sea states and polarizations.