Tilting Effect on the Derivation of Wind Speed from Satellite Altimeters,

Abstract

The tilting effect (caused by water waves that are much longer than the radar waves) modifies the local radar incidence angle and introduces a strong attenuation of the radar backscattering return. It is shown that when this tilting effect is accounted for, the agreement of the wind speed derived from the altimeter with the buoy measurement of wind speed is significantly improved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331242

Entities

People

  • David Wei Chi Wang
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Paul Hwang
  • William J. Teague

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Altimeters
  • Backscattering
  • Computer Science
  • Earth Sciences
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physical Properties
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Remote Sensing
  • Roughness
  • Scattering
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surface Roughness
  • Waves
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Oceanography.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space