Abstract
Based on electromagnetic field theory of stratified media, the microwave reflectivity of a sea surface covered by whitecaps and foams at 13.9 GHz was computed. The computed results show that the reflectivity declines with increasing thickness of foams. The reflectivity of the sea surface without any whitecaps or foams is 0.6066, but it will be less than 0.15 when the thickness of foam cover is more than 0.3 cm. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2571-2578 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | C4 |
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| State | Published - 1983 |