, Speckle noise of MMACS (0)

, Statistics of noise-free MMACS (0)

). .. , 96 6.3.1 Simulation of SAR image cross-spectra

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, In particular, there are four wave clusters along the latitude at 145 ? W, each evolving with seasons. With the impact of winter storms, ocean waves in the Northern extratropics present stronger seasonal variation. This of wave spectra climate, Linear ocean waves can be fully characterized by the wave spectrum (wavenumber and direction). , while the long ocean waves (342 m) mostly exist in the storm tracks

. .. , 108 7.4.1 Global MACS at selected wavelengths, Global wave characteristics from MACS profile

, Temporal variation of k rp

.. .. Summary, 115 launch of the first spaceborne SAR, Seasat-A in 1978, SAR observations have helped improve our understanding on many oceanic and atmospheric phenomena. As the most common elements on the sea surface, ocean winds and waves mutually interact with each other and both are significant to regulate the air-sea flux transfer

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