Air-sea interaction effects on microwave propagation over the sea during the rough evaporation duct (red) experiment
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Anderson, Kenneth
Frederickson, Paul
Terrill, Eric
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2003
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Microwave and electro-optical signal propagation
over a wind-roughened sea is strongly dependent on
signal interaction with the sea surface, the mean profiles
of pressure (P), humidity (Q), temperature (T), wind (U)
and their turbulent fluctuations (p, q, t, u). Yet, within the
marine surface layer, these mechanisms are not
sufficiently understood nor has satisfactory data been
taken to validate propagation models, especially under
conditions of high seas, high winds, and large surface
gradients of Q and T. To address this deficiency, the
Rough Evaporation Duct (RED) experiment was
designed to provide first data for validation of
meteorological, microwave, and electro-optical (EO)
models in the marine surface layer for rough surface
conditions including the effects of surface waves.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.