Microwave Backscatter Spatial Variations in Response to Low Winds and Ocean Fronts

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOAL. This program seeks to observe and interpret the causes and attributes of low sea surface roughness levels, of the short and centimeter wave spectrum, using microwave radar scatterometry under high resolution conditions. A better understanding is sought for observations made from slow flying airborne platforms (blimps and small aircraft) that display rapid and intense changes in the surface radar cross section, within kilometer sized areas. We need to better identify, distinguish among and separate those attributes associated with surface chemistry, hydrodynamics (short wave generation, breaking and turbulence), air-sea interactions and current.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA635145

Entities

People

  • David E. Weissman

Organizations

  • Hofstra University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Boundary Layer
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Radar
  • Microwaves
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Remote Sensing
  • Roughness
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers