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| Title: | A model of the wind direction signature in the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface at microwave frequencies |
| Authors: | Camps Carmona, Adriano José Reising, S. C. |
| Other authors: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció |
| Keywords: | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica i telecomunicacions::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció Surface waves Boundary layer (Meteorology) Ocean-atmosphere interaction Winds electromagnetic wave polarisation ocean waves remote sensing wind Gram-Charlier slope distribution SSM/I data Stokes emission vecto Stokes vector atmospheric effects azimuthal dependence azimuthal variation cross-wind foam cover models mean value microwave frequencies ocean surface peakedness rms slopes skewness Capa límit (Meteorologia) Interacció oceà-atmosfera Vent Ones de superfície |
| Publisher: | JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Citation: | Camps, A.; Reising, S. C. A model of the wind direction signature in the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface at microwave frequencies. Microwave and optical technology letters, 2001, vol. 29, núm. 6, p. 1566-1572. 0895-2477 http://hdl.handle.net/2117/2127 |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a model of the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface. The ocean surface is described as an ensemble of facets with Cox and Munk's (1954) Gram-Charlier slope distribution. The study discusses the impact of different up-wind and cross-wind rms slopes, skewness, peakedness, foam cover models and atmospheric effects on the azimuthal variation of the Stokes vector, as well as the limitations of the model. Simulation results compare favorably, both in mean value and azimuthal dependence, with SSM/I data at 53° incidence angle and with JPL's WINDRAD measurements at incidence angles from 30° to 65°, and at wind speeds from 2.5 to 11 m/s. Peer reviewed |
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