Wave shadowing and modulation of microwave backscatter from the ocean

Shadowing and modulation of microwave backscatter by ocean waves are studied using coherent X‐band radars. Two types of shadowing are investigated: geometric shadowing (complete blockage of incident rays) and partial shadowing (polarization‐dependent diffraction combined with weak scatterers). We po...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 2012-08, Vol.117 (C8), p.n/a
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