Polarization characteristics of radar images of traces of internal waves on the ocean surface

From an analysis of radar images of the ocean at two polarizations, it is e stablished that images of surface manifestations of internal waves are prim arily formed by a non-resonant mechanism of radiowave interaction. It is sh own that non-resonant scattering is much more weakly dependent on the form of polarization of the incident wave than resonant (Bragg) scattering due t o the near-surface wind. This property of non-resonant scattering makes it possible to discriminate oceanic and atmospheric processes using polarizati on.