DocumentCode
514226
Title
Modelling surface scattering at grazing incidence
Author
Saillard, Marc ; Spiga, Philippe ; Soriano, Gabriel
Author_Institution
LSEET, Univ. du Sud Toulon-Var, La Garde, France
fYear
2009
fDate
12-16 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The radar cross section from a rough surface becomes very small at grazing incidence, since most part of the energy travels in the forward direction. Therefore, building a model that can estimate it accurately is challenging. Here, a rigorous model is suggested, based on a specific integral formalism. Comparisons with approximate methods have been performed to estimate their range of validity at grazing incidence. The case of sea surface is also investigated.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave scattering; integral equations; radar cross-sections; rough surfaces; grazing incidence; radar cross section; rough surface; surface scattering; Backscatter; Electromagnetic scattering; Integral equations; Magnetic fields; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Vacuum systems; grazing incidence; rough surface; scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference - Surveillance for a Safer World, 2009. RADAR. International
Conference_Location
Bordeaux
Print_ISBN
978-2-912328-55-7
Type
conf
Filename
5438442
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