Microwave Emission and Scattering from Ocean Surface Waves in the Southern Beaufort Sea

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Mukesh
dc.contributor.authorScharien, Randall K.
dc.contributor.authorBarber, David G.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-14T06:44:08Z
dc.date.available2014-08-14T06:44:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-3-10
dc.date.updated2014-08-14T06:44:08Z
dc.description.abstractEstimates of the relationships between geophysical variables and microwave backscatter/emission are important for the evaluation of atmosphere-ocean interaction, as well as energy, and mass transfer across this interface. We evaluate ship-based passive microwave brightness temperatures at 37 and 89 GHz and active polarimetric backscatter at 5.5 GHz (C-band), as these relate to buoy-derived ocean wave parameters for distinct wave regimes in the southern Beaufort Sea. Microwave emission and backscatter are shown to be sensitive to the ocean surface physical roughness as defined by the significant wave height , compared to wind speed. The shows significant correlation with , with the strongest correlation for the H-polarization channel at 37 and 89 GHz. Active co- and cross- polarization ratios at 40° incidence angle are associated with , with the increase proportional to . The polarimetric coherence parameter at 20° also shows an inverse relationship with because of an expected decorrelation of complex returns with greater surface roughness.
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dc.identifier.citationMukesh Gupta, Randall K. Scharien, and David G. Barber, “Microwave Emission and Scattering from Ocean Surface Waves in the Southern Beaufort Sea,” International Journal of Oceanography, vol. 2014, Article ID 872342, 12 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/872342
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/872342
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23763
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2014 Mukesh Gupta et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleMicrowave Emission and Scattering from Ocean Surface Waves in the Southern Beaufort Sea
dc.typeJournal Article
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