Full wave scattering cross sections for multiple scale rough surfaces

Author

Bahar, Ezekiel ; Crittenden, Paul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1475

Abstract

The radar cross sections for multiple random scale rough surfaces are evaluated using a unified full wave approach. The surface is regarded as an ensemble of patches of arbitrary orientations and extensive use is made of the full wave scattering cross section modulation for the arbitrarily orientated patches. The radar cross sections are stationary over a wide range of patch sizes

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical techniques; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; arbitrarily orientated patch; arbitrary orientation; backscatter; full wave scattering cross section; full wave scattering cross section modulation; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; multiple random scale rough surface; multiple scale rough surface; ocean wave; patch ensemble; patch size; radar cross sections; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; terrain mapping; unified full wave approach; Autocorrelation; Density functional theory; Fourier transforms; Polarization; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Scattering parameters; Surface roughness; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691511

Filename

691511