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A study of rain effects on radar scattering from water wavesResults are presented from a laboratory investigation of microwave power return due to rain-generated short waves on a wind wave surface. The wind wave tank, sensor, and data processing methods used in the study are described. The study focuses on the response of a 36-GHz radar system, orientated 30 deg from nadir and pointing upwind, to surface waves generated by various combinations of rain and wind. The results show stronger radar signal levels due to short surface waves generated by rain impacting the wind wave surface, supporting the results of Moore et al. (1979) for a 14-GHz radar.
Document ID
19890062568
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bliven, Larry F. (NASA Wallops Flight Center Wallops Island, VA, United States)
Giovanangeli, Jean-Paul (Institut de Mecanique Statistique de la Turbulence Marseille, France)
Norcross, George (Computer Sciences Corp. Wallops Island, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: February 1, 1988
End Date: February 5, 1988
Sponsors: American Meteorological Society
Accession Number
89A49939
Distribution Limits
Public
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