RMS slope of exponentially correlated surface roughness for radar applications

Author

Dierking, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Danish Center for Remote Sensing, Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

38

Issue

3

fYear

2000

fDate

5/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1451

Lastpage

1454

Abstract

In radar signature analysis, the root mean square (RMS) surface slope is utilized to assess the relative contribution of multiple scattering effects. For an exponentially correlated surface, an effective RMS slope can be determined by truncating the high frequency tail of the roughness spectrum. The choice of the cutoff frequency and the effect on surface scattering simulations are discussed

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; rough surfaces; terrain mapping; RMS slope; backscatter; cutoff frequency; exponentially correlated surface roughness; geophysical measurement technique; high frequency tail; land surface; microwave scattering; multiple scattering; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar signature analysis; root mean square; rough surface; roughness spectrum; simulation; surface scattering; surface slope; terrain mapping; Clustering algorithms; Dielectrics; Ground penetrating radar; Pattern recognition; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.843040

Filename

843040