Title :
Scattering from a heterogeneous random medium embedded with randomly positioned and randomly oriented scatterers
Author :
Nedeltchev, N.M. ; Peuch, J.C ; Rand, BIa Ud
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Bulgarian Acad. of Sci., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
The polarimetric scattering coefficients of a heterogeneous random medium are presented. Both backscattering and bistatic scattering modes have been studied. The obtained results can be used for the purposes of active remote sensing of plant-covered soil
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; soil; active remote sensing; backscattering; bistatic scattering; heterogeneous random medium; plant-covered soil; polarimetric scattering coefficients; randomly oriented scatterers; randomly positioned scatterers; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Permittivity; Probability density function; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Region 1; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702796
