Spatial variations of microwave backscatter magnitude and angular distribution: response of the short waves to wind and surface changes

摘要

Comparisons among submesoscale sea surface Ku-band backscatter, wind speed, air and sea temperatures, friction velocity and laser altimeter wave height spectra were made to observe the dynamic responses in time and space of the centimeter waves within kilometer sized areas. Measurements were made in October 1993 off the Oregon coast from an airship carrying a dual polarized Ku-band radar with a suspended package of meteorological and physical instruments, and a laser altimeter.