• DocumentCode
    2858933
  • Title

    Inversion of Parameters of a Layered Rough Surface by a New Approach to the Simulated Annealing Method

  • Author

    Tabatabaeenejad, Alireza ; Moghaddam, Mahta

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
  • Firstpage
    2107
  • Lastpage
    2108
  • Abstract
    We use the simulated annealing (SA) method to find the global minimum of a cost function associated with scattering from a layered dielectric structure with rough boundaries. In the case of a two layer structure, even a simple implementation of the SA algorithm is capable of retrieving more parameters than is possible with local optimization methods. We discuss different strategies that can improve the performance of this algorithm for our purpose.
  • Keywords
    geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; ice; lakes; rivers; simulated annealing; soil; cost function; lakes; layered dielectric structure; layered ice; layered rough surface; layered soil; optimization methods; rivers; simulated annealing method; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Cost function; Dielectrics; Optimization methods; Rough surfaces; Simulated annealing; Solids; Surface roughness; Temperature distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9510-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2006.545
  • Filename
    4241692