Research Catalog

Title

Microwave scattering and emission models and their applications / Adrian K. Fung.

Author

Fung, Adrian K.

Publication

Boston : Artech House, [1994], ©1994.

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Description

xvi, 573 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

The Artech House remote sensing library

Uniform Title

Artech House remote sensing library.

Subjects

• Radar cross sections
• Bistatic radar > Mathematical models

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.2. Bistatic Scattering Coefficient. 1.3. Brightness Temperature. 1.4. General Properties of T[subscript B] and [actual symbol not reproducible]. 1.5. The Radiative Transfer Formulation. 1.6. Dependence of the Scattering Coefficient on Polarization States. 1.7. Distribution Functions for Scattered Power and Phase Difference -- Ch. 2. First-Order Radiative Transfer Solution - Active Sensing. 2.2. Radiative Transfer Equations. 2.3. Upward Scattering Intensity within the Layer. 2.4. Total Scattered Intensity from an Inhomogeneous Layer. 2.5. Applications to Special Cases -- Appendix 2A Summary of a Bistatic Surface Model -- Appendix 2B Surface Correlation Function and Roughness Spectra -- Appendix 2C Rayleigh Phase Matrix -- Ch. 3. First-Order Radiative Transfer Solution - Passive Sensing. 3.2. Radiative Transfer Equations. 3.3. Upward Emitted Temperature within the Layer. 3.4. Emission into the Upper Medium. 3.5. Theoretical Emission Characteristics.
• 3.6. Comparisons with Emission Measurements. 3.7. A Comparison Between Backscattering and Emission -- Ch. 4. Formulation Of The Surface Scattering Problem. 4.2. The Surface Field Integral Equations for Dielectric Surfaces. 4.3. Estimation of Tangential Surface Fields. 4.4. Far-Zone Scattered Fields. 4.5. The Far-Zone Transmitted Fields. 4.6. The Average Power and Scattering Coefficient. 4.7. Transmitted Scattering Coefficient -- Appendix 4A Estimates of Surface Fields -- Appendix 4B The Field Coefficients -- Appendix 4C Evaluation of Ensemble Averages -- Appendix 4D The Transmitted Field Coefficients -- Ch. 5. Surface Model and Special Cases. 5.2. Scattering Model for Surfaces with Small or Moderate Heights. 5.3. Scattering Model for Surfaces with Large Heights. 5.4. Surface Scattering Model Summary. 5.5. Single and Multiple Surface Scattering Models. 5.6. Transmitted Scattering Coefficients. 5.7. Numerical Illustrations -- Ch. 6. Ranges of Validity of the IEM Model.
• 6.2. Investigation of Simplifying Assumptions. 6.3. Verification of the Major Assumption Using Conducting Surfaces. 6.4. Verification of the Major Assumption Using Dielectric Surfaces -- Ch. 7. Scattering from Ocean-Like Surfaces. 7.2. Surface Properties. 7.3. Model Development. 7.4. Illustrations and Comparisons with Measurements -- Appendix 7A Bicoherence Function and Bispectrum -- Appendix 7B High-Frequency Limit of the Kirchhoff Model (KM) for a Skewed Surface -- Appendix 7C Dielectric Constant of Saline Water -- Ch. 8. Matrix Doubling Formulation. 8.2. Basic Concept of Matrix Doubling Method. 8.3. Harmonic Phase Matrix of a Scattering Layer. 8.4. Boundary Medium Interaction. 8.5. Scattering Coefficients for an Inhomogeneous Layer with Irregular Boundaries. 8.6. Extension to Multilayered Inhomogeneous Medium. 8.7. Matrix Doubling Formulation for Emission -- Ch. 9. Scattering and Emission Models for Snow and Sea Ice. 9.2. Scattering Phase Matrix and Extinction Coefficient of a Mie Sphere.
• 9.3. A Scattering Model for a Snow Layer. 9.4. A Scattering Model for a Sea Ice Layer. 9.5. An Emission Model for a Snow Layer. 9.6. An Emission Model for a Sea Ice Layer -- Appendix 9A Microwave Dielectric Properties of Snow and Sea Ice -- Ch. 10. Comparisons Of Model Predictions with Backscattering and Emission Measurements from Snow and Ice. 10.2. Comparisons with Measurements from a Thin Saline Ice. 10.3. Comparisons with Measurements from Multilayer Sea Ice. 10.4. Comparisons with Measurements from Snow -- Ch. 11. Scattering and Emission Models for Vegetation. 11.2. Phase Functions of Disc- and Needle-Shaped Scatterers. 11.3. Phase Matrix of a Dielectric Cylinder. 11.4. Single and Double Scattering from a Two-layer Medium. 11.5. Theoretical Model Characteristics. 11.6. Comparisons with Measurements. 11.7. Effect of Slanted Terrain -- Appendix 11A An Integral Formulation for the Scattered Field -- Appendix 11B Permittivity of Vegetation.
• Ch. 12. Applications of Electromagnetic Scattering Models to Parameter Retrieval and Classification. 12.2. Background. 12.3. Overview of Artificial Neural Networks. 12.4. Application of SM and NN to Parameter Retrieval. 12.5. Classification of Remote Sensing Data Aided by the SM.

ISBN

0890065233 :

LCCN

93041694

OCLC

ocm29315107

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries