Dihedral and trihedral corner reflector models for the interpretation of radar returns from urban manufacts

Author

Schiavon, G. ; Solimini, D.

Author_Institution

Ingegneria DISP, Tor Vergata Univ., Rome, Italy

Volume

7

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2882

Abstract

Microwave polarimetric models for dielectric dihedral and trihedral corner reflectors are presented. They could provide helpful tools to understand the complex interaction of radar with urban type cover. The models take into account the dimensions of the reflecting surfaces, their dielectric properties and roughness, and evaluates contributions of coherent and diffuse scattering

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; backscatter; building; city; coherent scattering; dielectric dihedral reflector; diffuse scattering; dihedral; dimensions; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; microwave polarimetric model; radar remote sensing; radar return; radar scattering; reflecting surface; roughness; size; terrain mapping; town; trihedral corner reflector model; urban area; urban manufact; urban type cover; Backscatter; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860278

Filename

860278