NASA NTRS · 19820046082
The relationship between wind vector and normalized radar cross section used to derive Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer winds
Abstract
The Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS) ocean normalized radar cross section (NRCS) dependence on the 19.5-m neutral stability wind vector may be specified as a function of radar incidence angle, the angle between wind direction and radar azimuth, and the neutral stability wind speed expressed in m/sec at a height of 19.5 m. An account is given of the development of models both expressing this relationship and providing the basis of inversion of NRCS to SASS winds, from initially aircraft scatterometer measurement-based forms to three Seasat field-validation experiments which furnish model NRCS versus surface windspeed data for comparison with SASS data.
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Schroeder, L. C., Jones, W. L., Boggs, D. H., Halberstam, I. M., Dome, G., Pierson, W. J., Wentz, F. J.. 1982-04-30. The relationship between wind vector and normalized radar cross section used to derive Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer winds. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19820046082
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