A Monte-Carlo method applied to backscattering from wheat at X-band

Author

Luo, Xianyus ; Zhang, Zhongzhi

Author_Institution

China Res. Inst. of Radiowave Propagation, Xinxiang, China

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Aug 1993

Firstpage

79

Abstract

Backscattering from wheat at X-band is numerically simulated by the Monte-Carlo method where interactions between electromagnetic waves and wheat are modelled as photon collisions with discrete scatterers (modelled as elliptical disks) continuously. Given the parameters of the wheat derived in experiments or the reasonable values assumed, simulation results by a half-space model agree with experimental ones by the authors´ scatterometer

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; agriculture; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; Monte-Carlo method; X-band SHF microwave; agriculture; backscatter; discrete scatterer; elliptical disk; geophysical measurement technique; half-space model; numerical simulation; radiowave reflection radar scattering; remote sensing; vegetation; wheat; Backscatter; Electromagnetic scattering; Ellipsoids; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Polarization; Radiowave propagation; Rayleigh scattering; Remote monitoring; Scattering parameters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1240-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322484

Filename

322484