Theoretical and numerical solutions of searchlight problem on flat terrain

Author

Ueno, S. ; Toho, M. ; Wang, A.P.

Author_Institution

Inf. Sci. Lab., Kyoto Sch. of Comput. Sci., Japan

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Aug 1993

Firstpage

1279

Abstract

Presents analytical and computational solutions of the searchlight problem of atmospheric optics with faint background light on flat terrain bounded below by a diffuse reflector. It is shown that the angular distribution of radiation emergent from the top of the turbid plane-parallel atmosphere of finite thickness with a point source on top can be treated by imbedding the problem within a family of parameters, allowing for the numerical solution via the Monte Carlo method

Keywords

atmospheric optics; geophysical techniques; light propagation; optical radar; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; Monte Carlo method; analytical solution; angular distribution; atmosphere; computational solution; diffuse reflector; faint background light; flat terrain; laser beam lidar remote sensing; measurement technique; numerical solution; optics light propagation; searchlight problem; turbid plane-parallel atmosphere; Information analysis; Information science; Laboratories; Laser beams; Light scattering; Mathematics; Optical reflection; Particle scattering; Riccati equations; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1240-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322099

Filename

322099