Radar Imaging of the Ocean Waves

9 1/5 X 6 1/8 in Introduction 1. Preliminary notes on radar imaging
2. Description of the sea surface
2.1. Sea wave spec tra. General relationships 2.2. Gravity wave spectra 2.3. Gravity-capillary wave spectra 2.4. Realistic o cean surface and its features 3. Sea scattering of radio wa ves 3.1. Sea water dielectric constant and electromagnetic penetration depth 3.2. Resonant scattering 3.2 .1. HF scattering and HF radars 3.2.2. Microwave scattering . Two-scale model of the sea surface 3.3. Backscattering at small incidence angles 3.3.1. Radar cross section at small incidence angles 3.3.2. Doppler spectrum at small incidenc e angle 3.4. Backscattering at low grazing angles 4. Microwave Doppler spectrum at moderate incidence angles 5. Real aperture side-looking radar 5.1. Correlation fu nction of backscattered signal intensity 5.2. Spatial spect rum of signal intensity slow fluctuations 5.3. Fast fluctua