POLARIZATION FEATURES OF RADAR IMAGES OF INTERNAL WAVES ON THE OCEAN SURFACE

Abstract

Radar images of the ocean in two polarizations are analyzed to determine whether surface manifestations of internal waves are formed predominantly by the non-resonance mechanism of interaction of radio waves. Nonresonance scattering and resonance (Bragg) scattering are compared in terms of their degree of dependence on the type of polarization of the incident wave, for the purpose of determining whether a wider selection of polarization options will afford improvements in the detection and analysis of processes occurring at the ocean-atmosphere interface.