• DocumentCode
    1552222
  • Title

    Monte Carlo simulations of scattering and emission from lossy dielectric random rough surfaces using the wavelet transform method

  • Author

    Lin, Chien-Min ; Chan, Chi Hou ; Tsang, Leung

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2295
  • Lastpage
    2304
  • Abstract
    Recently, a fast computational technique based on the banded-matrix iterative approach/canonical grid (BMIA/CG) method has been developed for the analysis of random rough surfaces. However, there are situations that the matrix-vector multiplication associated with strong near-field interactions may dominate the CPU and memory storage requirement. In this paper, the wavelet transform method in conjunction with a screening window scheme is used to address these problems. It is noted that the wavelet-transformed matrix for each submatrix is implemented only once for different incident polarizations. Based on the idea of multiresolution analysis, the matrix-vector multiplication in an iterative solver is then efficiently evaluated for its higher sparsity. Numerical simulations are then used to study scattering and emission from the lossy dielectric random rough surfaces. All the four Stokes parameters are calculated in this paper
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; S-matrix theory; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; rough surfaces; terrain mapping; wavelet transforms; Monte Carlo simulation; backscatter; banded-matrix iterative approach; canonical grid; emission; fast computational technique; geophysical measurement technique; iterative solver; land surface; lossy dielectric surface; matrix-vector multiplication; near-field interaction; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar theory; random rough surface; scattering matrix; screening window scheme; submatrix; terrain mapping; wavelet transform; Character generation; Dielectric losses; Grid computing; Iterative methods; Multiresolution analysis; Polarization; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Surface roughness; Wavelet transforms;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/36.789626
  • Filename
    789626