Simplified theory of first‐ and second‐order scattering of HF radio waves from the sea

1 November 1984

journal article
Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science

Vol. 19 (6) , 1499-1504
https://doi.org/10.1029/rs019i006p01499

Abstract

A simplified, physically intuitive model of diffuse scattering of radio waves from a rough ocean surface is used to derive first‐ and second‐order cross sections essentially in agreement with the standard expressions.

Keywords

DIFFUSE SCATTERING
INTUITIVE
FIRST
SIMPLIFIED THEORY
SECOND
RADIO WAVES
ORDER SCATTERING
ROUGH

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