Radar scattering on gravity-capillary waves: Laboratory investigation

The mechanism of the resonance (Bragg) scattering of microwaves by gravity-capillary waves (GCWs) is checked experimentally. Resonant regularities of backscattered signal intensity are obtained as functions of frequency and GCW propagation direction. It is shown that the width of the resonance curve...

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Published inIzvestiya. Atmospheric and oceanic physics Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 243 - 249
Main Authors Ermakov, SA, Makarov, E V, Sergievskaya, IA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2007
Subjects
Capillary waves
Marine
Microwaves
Radar
Radio waves
Resonance
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Summary:The mechanism of the resonance (Bragg) scattering of microwaves by gravity-capillary waves (GCWs) is checked experimentally. Resonant regularities of backscattered signal intensity are obtained as functions of frequency and GCW propagation direction. It is shown that the width of the resonance curves is determined by the width of the directivity pattern of the scatterometer's antenna. The excitation of the GCW second harmonic and the spatial structure of the wave field at the GCW doubled frequency are investigated. The ratio of the amplitudes of the free wave and forced harmonic that originated during excitation of the primary wave is determined. The resonance curve is obtained for the second-order scattering of radio waves (on forced harmonics and free GCWs). The correction to the backscattering cross section is investigated in the second order of smallness relative to the Bragg term.
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ISSN:0001-4338
1555-628X
DOI:10.1134/S0001433807020119