Title :
Travel time and intensity statistics of the pulsed signals backscattered by a rough surface [geophysical remote-sensing applications]
Author :
Fuks, Iosif M. ; Godin, Oleg A.
Abstract :
Two-way travel times of waves scattered at a rough surface contain important information about the physical properties of the scattering boundaries and the intervening medium. Precise measurements of the travel times, and especially those of the first (i.e. earliest) arrivals, underlie a number of geophysical remote-sensing techniques that employ GPS signals, radars, and lidars as well as acoustic and seismic waves. In this paper, we address, in the geometrical optics limit, the challenging problem of the statistical properties of the travel times and intensity of the first and second arrivals.
Keywords :
acoustic wave scattering; backscatter; geometrical optics; geophysical techniques; optical radar; radar applications; remote sensing; rough surfaces; seismic waves; statistical analysis; GPS signals; acoustic waves; first arrivals intensity; geometrical optics limit; geophysical remote-sensing techniques; lidars; pulsed signal intensity statistics; pulsed signal two-way travel time; radars; rough surface backscattered signals; scattering boundary physical properties; second arrivals intensity; seismic waves; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic scattering; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Radar scattering; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Statistics; Surface acoustic waves; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1329819
