Title :
Multidimensional characterization of radar scattering from the sea surface
Author :
Bisceglie, MaurizioDi ; Galdi, Carmela
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Naples Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The compound-Gaussian processes and the random walks have been successfully used in the literature as statistical models for the backscatter from the sea surface. The present authors demonstrate that a continuous-time random walk with stochastic number of steps, arising from a birth-death-immigration problem, can be regarded as a compound-Gaussian process. Additionally, they envisage a fast algorithm for generating time series from such a compound process
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; backscatter theory; birth-death-immigration problem; compound process; compound-Gaussian process; continuous-time random walk; fast algorithm; measurement technique; multidimensional characterization; ocean; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; random walk; sea surface; statistical model; stochastic number of steps; time serie; Backscatter; Electromagnetic scattering; Fluctuations; Multidimensional systems; Radar scattering; Random processes; Sea surface; Stochastic processes; Surface contamination; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521145
