Contreras et al., 2003 - Google Patents
Effects of rain on Ku‐band backscatter from the oceanContreras et al., 2003
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- Contreras R
- Plant W
- Keller W
- Hayes K
- Nystuen J
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- Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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During the Kwajalein Experiment (KWAJEX) in July and August 1999, measurements of the normalized radar cross section of the ocean, σo, were made at Ku‐band with HH and VV polarizations from the R/V Ronald H. Brown. Data were collected at a variety of incidence …
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