Integral Representation of the Electromagnetic Field for the Description of the Main Mechanisms Appearing in Forested Area for Monostatic Radar Configurations

Author

Bellez, S. ; Dahon, C. ; Roussel, H.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Rech. en Electromagn., Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, Gif-sur-Yvette

Volume

4

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

In this paper, an electromagnetic scattering model based on the electric field integral representation is used to separate the scattering mechanisms involved in the interaction of an electromagnetic field with forested areas. This model is used to examine the different coupling effects between the main scatterers (trunks and branches) and those between the scatterers and the ground.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radiowave propagation; remote sensing by radar; electromagnetic field integral representation; electromagnetic scattering model; forestry; main scatterers; monostatic radar configurations; scattering mechanisms; tree branch scatterer; tree trunk scatterer; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Frequency; Green´s function methods; Needles; Radar scattering; Soil; Forest; Green´s function; electromagnetic scattering; integral representation; scattering mechanisms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779922

Filename

4779922