Modeling of radar scattering from oil films

Nicolas Pinel (1) , Christophe Bourlier (1)

1 IREENA - Institut de Recherche en Energie Electrique de Nantes Atlantique EA4642

Oil films on the sea surface damp the capillary waves of the surface height spectrum. This hydrodynamic damping influences the normalized radar cross section (NRCS) of contaminated seas, comparatively to clean seas. First, a simple appropriate damping model is presented with parameters that match experimental results. Second, the two-dimensional bistatic NRCS of the contaminated sea surface is presented by comparison with that of a clean sea.

Mots clés: Electromagnetic scattering by rough surfaces; Random media; Sea surface; Water pollution; Multistatic scattering

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Nicolas Pinel, Christophe Bourlier. Modeling of radar scattering from oil films. International Radar Conference, Oct 2009, Bordeaux, France. pp.0045. ⟨hal-00426393v2⟩