Influence of bistatic angle and forest structure description on classical polarimetric parameters

Author

Everaere, Etienne ; Koeniguer, Elise Colin ; Lefevre, Laetitia Thirion ; De Martino, Antonello

Author_Institution

ONERA, Palaiseau, France

fYear

2012

fDate

22-27 July 2012

Firstpage

6531

Lastpage

6534

Abstract

In this paper, we present numerical simulations of forest scattering in bistatic configuration. The aim is to compare the influence of the structure of the forest on typical measurement parameters in a bistatic and polarimetric framework. Bistatic configuration pledges advantages of cost and stealth. The scattering model COBISMO has been developped to simulate such configurations. Simulations are performed on four forest structures with different dispositions of branches. Results show an important influence of branch inclinations but not a real influence of their position.

Keywords

vegetation; COBISMO scattering model; bistatic angle; bistatic configuration; bistatic framework; branch inclinations; classical polarimetric parameters; forest scattering; forest structure; polarimetric framework; Attenuation; Biological system modeling; Entropy; Fractals; Radar; Receivers; Scattering; forest scattering; forest structure; radar bistatic; simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1160-1

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352754

Filename

6352754