Title :
The effects of polarization modulation of radar signals backscattered by the sea surface: Modeling and experimental validation
Author :
Popov, A. ; Bortsova, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio-Electron. Syst. Production, Nat. Aerosp. Univ. named after N. Zhukovsky `KhAI´´, Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
The results of an experimental research of polarization signatures of radar signals backscattered by the sea surface with gravitational waves and without wind-induced waves are presented. For solving the problem of modeling backscattering from the sea surface a microfacet model of the polyscale rough surface and a methodology for polarimetric signals modeling are suggested. It is shown that for radar signals backscattered by the sea surface the polarization modulation induced by water surface structure is observed.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; oceanographic techniques; radar signal processing; gravitational waves; polarimetric signal modeling; polarization modulation; polyscale rough surface; radar signal polarization modulation effects; radar signal polarization signatures; sea surface; water surface structure; wind-induced waves; Mathematical model; Radar; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyiv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4478-4
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2012.6331258
