Sea Surface Backscatter Distortions of Scanning Radar Altimeter Ocean Wave Measurements

Abstract

This paper examines the distortions in the measured wave topography caused by sea surface backscatter variation within the 25 to 50 m antenna footprint of the one degree antenna beam of the NASA Scanning Radar Altimeter at its typical 1.5 to 3 km operating altitude and possible corrections to the directional wave spectra computed from the wave topography.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA495089

Entities

People

  • C. W. Wright
  • Edward J. Walsh

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Backscattering
  • Distortion
  • Elevation
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Waves
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Scanning
  • Scattering
  • Sea Level
  • Topography
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers