Accession Number:
AD0777627
Title:
Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from the Two-Dimensional Ocean Surface. 1. Linear Waves in the Presence of Current
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Corporate Author:
PHYSICAL DYNAMICS INC BERKELEY CA
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Report Date:
1974-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
29.0
Abstract:
The scattering of electromagnetic waves from the ocean surface when a current is present is studied. The electromagnetic waves are singly scattered by two-dimensional linear surface gravity waves interacting with a surface current. The surface is described in terms of a Wigner function, i.e., the spectral density, which has finite spatial gradients. The effect of two dimensions on the spectral perturbation is explored in a preliminary calculation for a Phillips ambient spectrum.
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Subject Categories:
- Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
- Radiofrequency Wave Propagation