Title :
Bistatic scattering from a 3D target above randomly rough surface
Author :
Jin, Ya-Qiu ; Ye, Hongxia
Author_Institution :
Inf. Fudan Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
This paper presents a hybrid iterative algorithm of analytic Kirchhoff Approximation (KA) and numerical method of moment (MoM) for scattering computation from a three-dimensional (3D) perfect conducting target above a randomly rough surface. The coupling integral equations (IEs) are derived based on the Green´s function and the boundary conditions. The MoM with the Conjugate Gradient (CG) approach is used to solve the target´s IE, and the KA is applied to scattering from the rough surface. The coupling iteration takes account the interactions between the target and the underlying rough surface. Convergence of the hybrid KA-MoM algorithm is numerically validated. Since is only one numerical integral of induced current on the target performed by KA computation, much memory and computation time is reduced. Bistatic scattering from a PEC cubic or spheroid target above a Gaussian rough surface are numerically simulated.
Keywords :
conjugate gradient methods; electromagnetic wave scattering; iterative methods; method of moments; remote sensing; rough surfaces; 3D perfect conducting target; Gaussian rough surface; Green´s function; analytic Kirchhoff approximation; bistatic scattering; conjugate gradient method; hybrid KA-MoM algorithm; hybrid iterative algorithm; integral equations; method of moment; numerical convergence; randomly rough surface; Algorithm design and analysis; Boundary conditions; Green´s function methods; Integral equations; Iterative algorithms; Kirchhoff´s Law; Moment methods; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Surface roughness; 3D target and rough surface; Conjugate Gradient; Kirchhoff Approximation; MoM; coupling iteration;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422729