An analytical model for the description of the full-polarimetric sea surface Doppler signature

作者:Fois Franco*; Hoogeboom Peter; Le Chevalier Francois; Stoffelen Ad
来源:JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS, 2015, 120(2): 988-1015.
DOI:10.1002/2014JC010589

摘要

This paper describes an analytical model of the full-polarimetric sea surface scattering and Doppler signature. The model combines the small-slope-approximation theory (at the second order) with a weak nonlinear sea surface representation. Such a model is used to examine the variation of the Doppler central frequency/bandwidth and of the normalized radar cross section as function of wind speed and direction. The results suggest that the model can be a valuable tool for the accurate observation of sea surface currents.

  • 出版日期2015-2