DocumentCode
2110551
Title
Fresnel approximation for wave scattering in a random medium
Author
Tatarskii, V.I.
Author_Institution
Zel Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
24-28 June 2002
Firstpage
1272
Abstract
It is shown that the standard Fraunhofer diffraction approximation cannot be used in the problem of radiowave scattering by a distributed scatterer. The Fresnel approximation is developed for this problem.
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; radar theory; radiowave propagation; random media; remote sensing by radar; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Fresnel approximation; atmosphere; backscatter; distributed scatterer; measurement technique; meteorological radar; model; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radio-wave scattering; radiowave propagation; random media; theory; Aperture antennas; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic scattering; Fluctuations; Fresnel reflection; Permittivity; Receiving antennas; Refractive index; Transmitting antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7536-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025911
Filename
1025911
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