Title :
Investigation of gravity-capillary waves with optical and radio methods
Author :
Titov, Victor I. ; Balandina, G.N. ; Kanevsky, M.B. ; Zuikova, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
In this paper some results of field measurements of Doppler characteristics of radar and optic signals backscattered by a rough surface are presented. These measurements was carried out on the lake near Nizhny Novgorod with two Doppler scatterometers (wavelength 3.2 cm and 0.8 cm) and the optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) which allows to get the spatio-temporal spectra of surface waves. Optical measurements allowed to single out the Bragg component of the surface wave spectrum and to determine its velocity
Keywords :
Doppler radar; hydrological techniques; lakes; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; Bragg component; Doppler characteristics; Nizhny Novgorod; backscatter; gravity-capillary waves; optical methods; optical spectrum analyzer data; radio methods; rough surface; spatio-temporal spectra; surface wave spectrum; surface waves; velocity; Doppler radar; Lakes; Laser radar; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Radar measurements; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.773507
