Ocean spectra for the high-frequency waves as determined from airborne radar measurements

Authors

G. R. Valenzuela, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20390
M. B. Laing, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20390
J. C. Daley, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20390

Abstract

The possibilities of using radar to obtain oceanographic information are described. Ocean spectra for the short gravity and gravity-capillary waves have been derived from radar crosssection measurements for vertical polarization at 428 MHz, 1228 MHz, 4455 MHz, and 8910 MHz....

Recommended Citation

Valenzuela, G. R., M. B. Laing, and J. C. Daley. 1971. "Ocean spectra for the high-frequency waves as determined from airborne radar measurements." Journal of Marine Research 29, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1203