@inproceedings{bfb64fae124440a1b09c16f72feb00e0,
title = "Cross-polarized C-band sea-surface NRCS observations in extreme winds",
abstract = "We report on airborne measurements of the cross-polarized (VH) ocean surface normalized radar crosssection (NRCS) at incidence angles between 15° and 40° obtained at C-band in high-wind (> 30 m s-1) conditions. The present observations were taken in Hurricane Patricia on 23 October 2015 and extend the wind speed range of the existing cross-polarization ocean surface NRCS literature [1]-[4]. The NRCS at the smaller incidence angles decrease as wind speed increases, as expected. At the larger incidence angles, saturation of the NRCS is not observed up to at least 70 m s-1. The results have implications for planned and future scatterometers (e.g., MetOp-SG) that aim to increase the maximum observable wind speeds.",
keywords = "C-band, Radar remote sensing, airborne radar, radar cross-sections, sea measurements",
author = "Joseph Sapp and Paul Chang and Zorana Jelenak and Stephen Frasier and Tom Hartley",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 36th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 ; Conference date: 10-07-2016 Through 15-07-2016",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/IGARSS.2016.7729579",
language = "English",
series = "International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "2243--2246",
booktitle = "2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}