Title :
Diffuse scattering from rough surfaces
Author :
Sohel, Malklat S.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Prairie View A&M Univ., Prairie View, TX, USA
Abstract :
The problem of diffuse scattering from ocean surfaces defined by a normal stochastic process is under taken. It is assumed that the surface height profile is the sample mean of the number of profiles obtained for the random rough surface. Theoretical expressions for the returned power are developed by using the Helmholtz integral approach with Kirchhoff´s approximations for the plane wave case. The plots of scattered power verus surface height roughness parameter are presented.
Keywords :
Helmholtz equations; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanography; stochastic processes; Helmholtz integral approach; Kirchhoff´s approximations; diffuse scattering; random rough surface; rough ocean surface; stochastic process; surface height profile; Decorrelation; Equations; Laboratories; Numerical analysis; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Stochastic processes; Surface roughness; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, Ocean '74 - IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Halifax
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1974.1161430
