Title :
Performance comparisons between two electromagnetic wave scattering and propagation models and validation with experimental data over forested areas
Author :
Dechambre, Monique ; Bosisio, Ada Vittoria
Author_Institution :
CETP/CNRS, Velizy, France
Abstract :
Two scattering models based on the radiative transfer method are compared and validated with experimental radar data acquired at a small scale during two campaigns in the framework of the ERABLE project
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; radiowave propagation; remote sensing by radar; 1 to 10 GHz; ERABLE project; electromagnetic wave scattering; forested areas; propagation models; radar data; radiative transfer method; Attenuation measurement; Context modeling; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Predictive models; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702815
