Title :
Numerical and experimental studies of the angular memory effect of discrete random media in the azimuthal plane
Author :
Lee, Seung-Woo ; Kuga, Yasuo ; Chan, Tsz-King
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper the angular memory effect of discrete random media in the azimuthal plane was investigated using numerical and experimental techniques. Good agreement was achieved between the experimental and numerical results. Both results showed rapid angular decorrelation in the backscattering direction, which is in direct agreement with previous studies on the angular memory effect in the two-dimensional case
Keywords :
backscatter; decorrelation; electromagnetic wave scattering; finite difference time-domain analysis; random media; synthetic aperture radar; 15 GHz; angular decorrelation; angular memory effect; azimuthal plane; backscattering direction; discrete random media; Azimuthal plane; Decorrelation; Finite difference methods; Frequency conversion; Numerical simulation; Random media; Receiving antennas; Scattering; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772112
