Title :
Monte Carlo simulations of scattering and emission from lossy dielectric random rough surfaces using the wavelet transform method
Author :
Lin, Chien-Min ; Chan, Chi Hou ; Tsang, Leung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
fDate :
9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recently, a fast computational technique based on the banded-matrix iterative approach/canonical grid (BMIA/CG) method has been developed for the analysis of random rough surfaces. However, there are situations that the matrix-vector multiplication associated with strong near-field interactions may dominate the CPU and memory storage requirement. In this paper, the wavelet transform method in conjunction with a screening window scheme is used to address these problems. It is noted that the wavelet-transformed matrix for each submatrix is implemented only once for different incident polarizations. Based on the idea of multiresolution analysis, the matrix-vector multiplication in an iterative solver is then efficiently evaluated for its higher sparsity. Numerical simulations are then used to study scattering and emission from the lossy dielectric random rough surfaces. All the four Stokes parameters are calculated in this paper
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; S-matrix theory; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; rough surfaces; terrain mapping; wavelet transforms; Monte Carlo simulation; backscatter; banded-matrix iterative approach; canonical grid; emission; fast computational technique; geophysical measurement technique; iterative solver; land surface; lossy dielectric surface; matrix-vector multiplication; near-field interaction; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar theory; random rough surface; scattering matrix; screening window scheme; submatrix; terrain mapping; wavelet transform; Character generation; Dielectric losses; Grid computing; Iterative methods; Multiresolution analysis; Polarization; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Surface roughness; Wavelet transforms;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on