Fractal characterization of electromagnetic scattering waves from rough sea surfaces

Author

Yao, Jihuan ; Fang, Ydong ; Xiao, Jingming ; Ge, Debiao

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

1036

Lastpage

1039

Abstract

Based on the sea power spectrum, a fractal model of equilibrium gravity waves is founded. The analytical closed-form formulation of the scattering coefficient is also presented. Then the fractal dimension of the backscattered wave is extracted by the box-counting technique, and its relation with the parameters of the sea surface and radar system are discussed. The results obtained are useful for target detection on the rough sea surface and remote sensing

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; fractals; remote sensing by radar; rough surfaces; EM scattering; analytical closed-form formulation; backscattered wave; box-counting technique; electromagnetic scattering waves; equilibrium gravity waves; fractal characterization; fractal model; radar system; remote sensing; rough sea surfaces; scattering coefficient; sea power spectrum; target detection; Electromagnetic scattering; Fractals; Gravity; Power system modeling; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology Proceedings, 1998. ICMMT '98. 1998 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4308-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMMT.1998.768467

Filename

768467