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The dependence of the distribution function of a backscattered radar signal on the duration of sampling has been experimentally determined, with the signal normalized to the median value. Analysis of the data indicates that a two-scale statistical model may be applied in the conditions being considered and that an essential contribution to the statistics is from the signal variations induced by swell.
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Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.
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Zhidko, Y.M., Ivanova, G.K. Distribution functions of a 3-cm radar signal backscattered by the sea surface at small angles of inclination. Phys. Oceanogr. 8, 437–440 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523815
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523815