Title :
Regional differences in electromagnetic bias due to wave slope
Author :
Millet, Floyd W. ; Arnold, David
Author_Institution :
MERS Lab., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
Recent experiments have shown fundamental differences in the electromagnetic (EM) bias between different regions of the world. In order to account for these difference, various sea and weather parameters are analyzed. A new parameter called wave slope is derived. Using data from the Gulf of Mexico Experiment (GME) and the Bass Strait, Australia Experiment (BSE) the correlation between EM bias and wave slope is investigated. A high degree of correlation is seen between the wave slope and EM bias in these two experiments. This correlation indicates that wave slope may be highly indicative of the regional differences in the EM bias throughout the world
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; Australia; Bass Strait; EM bias; Gulf of Mexico; dynamics; electromagnetic bias; measurement technique; ocean; ocean wave; radar altimetry; radar remote sensing; regional difference; sea level; sea surface; wave slope; weather parameters; Australia; Electromagnetic scattering; Electronic mail; Frequency; Laboratories; NASA; Propulsion; Satellites; Sea surface; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.861622
