Passive Microwave Measurements of Snow, Soils, and Oceanographic Phenomena.

• Main Authors: Edgerton,A. T., Trexler,D. T., Poe,G. A., Strogryn,A., Sakamota,S.
• Other Authors: AEROJET-GENERAL CORP EL MONTE CALIF SPACE DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Soil Mechanics; (*SNOW; *MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY); (*SOILS; MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY); (*OCEAN WAVES; MICROWAVES; EMISSIVITY; RESPONSE; BEACHES; SAND; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TEMPERATURE; BRIGHTNESS; SEDIMENTATION; SEA ICE; SALINITY; TABLES(DATA); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0714855; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0714855

Research performed during the period of this report consisted of a combination of field and laboratory investigations of the microwave emission characteristics of natural materials, and analytical modeling of the microwave radiation characteristics of selected materials to establish a better understanding of the physics of microwave emission. (Author)