Title :
Modeling of roughness effects on electromagnetic waves propagation above sea surface using 3D parabolic equation
Author :
Benhmammouch, Othmane ; Caouren, Natacha ; Khenchaf, Ali
Author_Institution :
Lab. E3I2 (EA-3876), ENSIETA (Ecole Nat. Super. des Ing. des Etudes et Tech. de l´´Armement), Brest, France
Abstract :
This paper deals with effects of sea surface roughness on electromagnetic waves propagation in a three-dimensional domain. The 3D Parabolic Equation method is used to solve the wave equation. A new approach is presented to model the propagation above rough sea surface. Numerical results of electromagnetic waves propagation are presented to highlight the sea surface roughness influence.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; oceanographic techniques; parabolic equations; remote sensing by radar; wave equations; 3D parabolic equation; Split Step Fourier algorithm; electromagnetic wave propagation; roughness effects; sea spectrum; sea surface roughness; tropospheric propagation; wave equation; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Partial differential equations; Predictive models; Radar; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Sea surface roughness; Surface roughness; Surface waves; 3D parabolic equation; Split Step Fourier; Tropospheric propagation; rough sea surface; sea spectrum;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418218
