Resonant Bragg scattering forms the basis for the composite or dual-scale model for microwave backscatter from the sea surface. The scatterers are short surface waves that are spatially resonant with the incident electromagnetic waves. Bragg scattering is most easily identified when the intrinsic velocity of the scattering agents can be deduced and compared with theoretical surface wave phase velocities. In this paper we present S band (wavelength 10 cm) microwave backscatter data taken at low grazing angles for three situations where the scatterer velocity could be separated from the surface currents. These include a situation where pack ice acts as an additional tracer on the water surface, a wind direction reversal, and an azimuthal scan during low wind speed conditions where two Bragg peaks are visible in the Doppler spectra. These data show that under these conditions the scattering is dominated by propagating 5-cm resonant waves. Doppler spectra recorded at low grazing angles are interpreted in terms of the angular distribution of the scattering waves, the contributions of wave orbital velocities, and the effects of geometric shadowing. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1994