Characterization of Surface Radar Cross Sections at W-Band at Moderate Incidence Angles

Alessandro Battaglia (7629686)
Mengistu Wolde (4665412)
Leo P. D'Adderio (7800593)
Cuong Nguyen (4592824)
Franco Fois (7800596)
Anthony Illingworth (7708046)
Rolv Midthassel (7800599)

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April 2017

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a recent flight campaign conducted over the Great Lakes region and reports the first observations of the W-band normalized backscattered cross section (σ0) for V and H polarization and the linear depolarization ratios (LDRs) from different types of surfaces at moderate incidence angles (<70°). For sea surfaces, while the observed σ0 behaves as previously reported at small incidence angles, it features a marked decrease with increasing incidence angles between 20° and 50°. There is a strong dependence of normalized backscattered cross sections both on the wind speed and on the wind direction, with larger values found in the presence of higher wind speeds and when the radar antenna is looking upwind. This is...

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Characterization of Surface Radar Cross Sections at W-Band at Moderate Incidence Angles

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Characterization of Surface Radar Cross Sections at W-Band at Moderate Incidence Angles

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