Non-linear waves and the electromagnetic bias

Author

Elfouhaily, T. ; Thompson, D. ; Vandemark, D. ; Chapron, B.

Author_Institution

Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1935

Abstract

The theory of `weakly´ nonlinear (WNL) waves is commonly used in generating higher statistical moments of a random surface wave field. These moments can be used, for example, to estimate the sea state bias (SSB) in radar altimetry under a geometric optical (GO) assumption. The present investigation suggests that several previous SSB studies appear to have misapplied this WNL theory by violating its condition of validity. As a result, a pronounced inconsistency appears even for lower-order moments

Keywords

backscatter; inverse problems; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar altimetry; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; backscatter; electromagnetic bias; geometric optical assumption; higher statistical moments; lower-order moments; measurement technique; nonlinear wave; ocean wave; radar altimetry method; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; random surface wave; rough surface; sea state; sea state bias; sea surface; theory; weakly nonlinear wave; Altimetry; Amplitude modulation; Electromagnetic scattering; Geometrical optics; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical surface waves; Sea surface; State estimation; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703700

Filename

703700