Open AccessResponse to “Review of the full wave solutions for rough surface scattering and depolarization: Comparisons with geometric and physical optics, perturbation, and two‐scale hybrid solutions” by E. Bahar
Author(s) -
Guissard Albert C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/jc092ic05p05225
Subject(s) - physical optics , geometrical optics , wind wave , perturbation (astronomy) , rough surface , scattering , scale (ratio) , surface wave , surface (topology) , physics , computational physics , statistical physics , meteorology , optics , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics , materials science , thermodynamics , composite material
This paper is an answer to the paper by Bahar (this issue). It is shown that the two‐scale model can be applied for certain classes of random rough surfaces (as the ocean surface for moderate wind speeds) and that the full wave method is not as rigorous and general as is claimed by its author.