• DocumentCode
    1127560
  • Title

    Specular Reflection and Scatter for a Satellite Altimeter

  • Author

    Moore, R.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Remote Sensing Laboratory Center for Research, Inc. University of Kansas 2291 Irving Hall Dr. Lawrence, KS 66045
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    544
  • Lastpage
    546
  • Abstract
    The ratio of specularly reflected to scattered power received by a radar altimeter is shown to be related to a parameter q = (4K2/¿0 ß2), where K is the Fresnel reflection coefficient, ¿0 is the differential scattering coefficient, and ß is the effective beamwidth. The critical range of rms surface roughness is shown to be from 0.1 to 0.335 ¿ for examples from 100-ns-pulse aircraft radar to 10-ns-pulse spacecraft radar over water.
  • Keywords
    Airborne radar; Aircraft; Fresnel reflection; Optical reflection; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Satellites; Scattering parameters; Spaceborne radar; Surface roughness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1977.308422
  • Filename
    4101868
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1127560