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Microwave radiometer measurements of the Cape Cod Canal
Author(s) -
Swift C. T.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs009i007p00641
Subject(s) - microwave , radiometer , remote sensing , environmental science , microwave radiometer , surface roughness , scattering , cape , optics , materials science , geology , physics , geography , composite material , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Microwave radiometer measurements were conducted from a railroad bridge which spans the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts. Data were collected as a function of viewing angle and polarization at frequencies of 1.4, 4.0, and 7.5 GHz. The results compare differences in the microwave emmissivity of a smooth vs. rough water surface. Results are also given which show the effects of roughness on the bistatic scattering of sunlight.