Radar Imaging of the Ocean Waves - Mikhail Kanevsky

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Radar Imaging of the Ocean Waves

By: Mikhail Kanevsky

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Hardcover | 10 October 2008 | Edition Number 1

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9 1/5 X 6 1/8 in Introduction
1. Preliminary notes on radar imaging
2. Description of the sea surface
2.1. Sea wave spec tra. General relationships
2.2. Gravity wave spectra
2.3. Gravity-capillary wave spectra
2.4. Realistic o cean surface and its features
3. Sea scattering of radio wa ves
3.1. Sea water dielectric constant and electromagnetic penetration depth
3.2. Resonant scattering
3.2 .1. HF scattering and HF radars
3.2.2. Microwave scattering . Two-scale model of the sea surface
3.3. Backscattering at small incidence angles
3.3.1. Radar cross section at small incidence angles
3.3.2. Doppler spectrum at small incidenc e angle
3.4. Backscattering at low grazing angles
4. Microwave Doppler spectrum at moderate incidence angles
5. Real aperture side-looking radar
5.1. Correlation fu nction of backscattered signal intensity
5.2. Spatial spect rum of signal intensity slow fluctuations
5.3. Fast fluctua

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Introduction	p. vii
Preliminary Notes on Radar Imaging	p. 1
Description of the Sea Surface	p. 9
Sea Wave Spectra: General Relationships	p. 9
Gravity Wave Spectra	p. 14
Gravity-Capillary Wave Spectra	p. 18
Realistic Ocean Surface and its Features	p. 22
Sea Scattering of Radio Waves	p. 25
Sea Water Dielectric Constant and Electromagnetic Penetration Depth	p. 25
Resonant Scattering	p. 29
HF scattering and HF radars	p. 29
Microwave scattering: two-scale model of the sea surface	p. 36
Backscattering at Small Incidence Angles	p. 45
Radar cross section at small incidence angles	p. 46
Doppler spectrum at small incidence angles	p. 53
Backscattering at Low Grazing Angles	p. 62
Microwave Doppler Spectrum at Moderate Incidence Angles	p. 69
Real Aperture Side-Looking Radar	p. 81
Correlation Function of Backscattered Signal Intensity	p. 81
Spatial Spectrum of Signal Intensity Slow Fluctuations	p. 85
Fast Signal Fluctuations (Speckle Noise)	p. 90
Inhomogeneous Roughness Imaging	p. 95
Synthetic Aperture Radar	p. 99
Preliminary Estimates	p. 99
SAR Image Correlation Function: General Relationships	p. 101
Intensity of the SAR Signal Forming the "Image Itself"	p. 104
Spectrum of the SAR Image of the Ocean	p. 107
SAR Imaging Mechanisms	p. 112
Sub-resolution velocities impact	p. 112
Velocity bunching mechanism: linear and quasi-linear approximations	p. 116
Non-linear Velocity Bunching Mechanism	p. 122
SAR imaging of the mixed sea	p. 134
Speckle Noise in the SAR Image of the Ocean	p. 137
Modified Spectral Estimate for the SAR Image of the Ocean	p. 141
Peculiarities of the SAR Imagery of the Ocean Surface	p. 147
SAR imaging of near-shore areas	p. 147
Peculiarities of SAR imaging of ships and slicks	p. 148
SAR as a tool for measurements of the near-surface wind speed	p. 153
Advanced Radars and Ocean Surface Imaging	p. 159
SAR Interferometry and Remote Sensing of the Ocean Surface	p. 159
Polarimetric Radars and the Problem of Remote Sensing of the Ocean Surface	p. 169
Appendix A	p. 177
Appendix B	p. 179
Appendix C	p. 181
References	p. 183
Index	p. 193
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