Analysis and Modeling of Radar Surface Signatures of Non-Linear Internal Waves

Abstract

The scientific objectives of this research are 1) to understand the transition from the linear perturbations of surface waves by internal waves studied in the past to the non-linear perturbations embodied by wave breaking, 2) to determine the conditions that make microwave surface signatures of internal waves visible, and 3) to understand better the generation, propagation, and dissipation of internal waves on the ocean

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534081

Entities

People

  • William J. Plant

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Backscattering
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Dissipation
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Ku Band
  • Mechanical Jamming
  • Microwaves
  • Multiscale Models
  • Perturbations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Surface Waves
  • Transitions
  • Waves
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design