Simulation of RAR reflectivity maps of the sea surface for remote sensing applications

Author

Corsini, G. ; Manara, G. ; Monorchio, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Pisa Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

290

Abstract

A numerical procedure for simulating the scattering from the sea surface is applied to the case of real aperture radar (RAR) systems operating at low and intermediate incidence angles. The simulation scheme is based on a physical model of the sea surface derived from its two-dimensional directional spectrum. The scattered electromagnetic field is evaluated by resorting to a two-scale electromagnetic model. Physical parameters can be taken into account in simulations, as for instance the local wind velocity direction and intensity. Numerical results are presented and compared with experimental data available in the literature, in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the simulation procedure proposed

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; RAR; RAR reflectivity map; backscatter; intermediate incidence angle; low incidence angle; measurement technique; numerical model; ocean; physical model; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radiowave reflection; real aperture radar; sea surface; simulation; two-dimensional directional spectrum; two-scale electromagnetic model; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Numerical simulation; Radar scattering; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Sea surface; Surface waves; Wind energy generation; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516319

Filename

516319