Sea-surface scattering of 3-CM radio waves at small grazing angles

1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 734-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Gus'kov ◽  
Yu. M. Zhidko ◽  
G. K. Ivanova ◽  
A. G. Ryabinin ◽  
O. A. Shikhov
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gutnik ◽  
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M. Lohvinov ◽  
Yu. Lohvinov ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUZANNE T. MCDANIEL

Rough surface scattering theory is applied to the problem of estimating gravity-capillary wavenumber spectra from measurements of sea surface backscatter at high acoustic frequencies. Ensemble averaged scattering cross sections predicted by small-slope expansions are evaluated to examine the inversion of acoustic data assuming Bragg scatter. The ratio of the full fourth-order small-slope and Bragg predictions is found to exhibit a minimum value of ~ 2dB at moderate angles of incidence. At such angles, the corrections to perturbation theory depend weakly on acoustic frequency and environmental conditions. This latter finding indicates that only a modest effort is required to monitor sea surface conditions to estimate the correction. Corrections to Bragg predictions increase rapidly with increasing incidence angle and at high angles, the fourth-order contributions of the small-slope and extended small-slope expansions differ. This finding casts some doubt on the applicability of small-slope approximations to predict scattering at high-incidence angles.


Author(s):  
Mikhail A. Borodin ◽  
Vyacheslav N. Mikhaylov ◽  
Polina A. Filippova

Introduction. Doppler spectra of signals which are scattered from sea surface and received by radar is used in oceanology and ecological monitoring applications. Existing models of Doppler spectra have the limitation of application because they are based on empirical data in changing conditions. Variability of the observation conditions critically influence on microwaves scattering by sea surface at low grazing angles which is typical for marine radiolocations. Objective. The goal of investigation proposed in this article is to develop the mathematical model of Doppler spectra at low grazing angles for microwave frequency range. Materials and methods. The two-dimensional problem of the scattering of an electromagnetic field on a cylindrical deterministic surface is considered. For generating of sea surface realizations is used linear model with spatial sea spectrum Elfohaily. The solution of the scattering problem is obtained for the case of vertical polarization of the incident electromagnetic field by the method of an integral equation with the control of the error of the solution. The mathematical modeling of the Doppler Spectrum of signal scattered by sea surface is produced by method of statistical trial. The case where the direction of the observation of the sea surface by radar is perpendicular to the direction of the wind is considered. The electromagnetic filed scattered in the direction of the radar receiver as a function of time is calculated for each generated sea surface realizations. Further, the set of variables of the implementation of scattered field is calculated for implementation of the Doppler spectrum. Results. The set of implementations of the Doppler spectrum provided its mathematical model with consist of deterministic and random component. The approximation of each aforesaid component is suggested and mathematical expressions for value component calculation are presented. The analyze of modeling result is produced. Conclusion. The developed mathematical model is offered to use for the design of algorithm sea surface condition estimation and pollutant detection using the signal which received by radar.


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