Title :
Weierstrass functions determination for soil modelling
Author :
Bachelier, E. ; Ruiz, C. ; Borderies, P. ; Chénerie, I. ; Davidson, M.
Author_Institution :
ONERA-CERT, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
The pertinency of description of soils using Weierstrass functions is investigated on a large data base including several kinds of agricultural surfaces. This model is then tested as a generator of numerical representations of real rough surfaces for electromagnetic scattering studies
Keywords :
backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; soil; Weierstrass function; Weierstrass functions determination; agricultural field; agricultural surface; backscatter; electromagnetic scattering; generator; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; model; numerical representation; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; rough surface; soil modelling; terrain mapping; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Fractals; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Soil measurements; Surface fitting; Surface roughness;
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.1998.691352
