Title :
Scattering from rough surfaces at low grazing incidence
Author :
Saillard, Marc ; Soriano, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
LSEET, Univ. du Sud Toulon-Var, La Garde, France
Abstract :
The problem of scattering of electromagnetic waves from randomly rough surfaces illuminated at grazing incidence is addressed. A boundary integral equation is proposed, which, combined with the method of moments, allows an accurate estimation of the very low scattering cross-sections encountered in such conditions. This model is used as a tool to check the validity of approximate theories to predict the radar cross-section from sea surface in the microwave range.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic scattering; Integral equations; Moment methods; Predictive models; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
