• DocumentCode
    970635
  • Title

    Diffuse specular sea scatter in the near field

  • Author

    Gordon, William B.

  • Author_Institution
    SFA Inc., Rockville, MD, USA
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1056
  • Lastpage
    1061
  • Abstract
    The far-field theory of Beckmann and Spizzichino (1963) is modified to produce a theory for diffuse scatter in the near field which can be applied to the analysis of multipath effects over a rough sea.
  • Keywords
    airborne radar; electromagnetic wave scattering; multipath channels; ocean waves; radar theory; rough surfaces; diffuse specular sea scatter; electromagnetic scattering; far-field theory; near field; rough surfaces; Closed-form solution; Electromagnetic scattering; Marine vehicles; Optical scattering; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Rough surfaces; Scattering parameters; Sea surface; Surface roughness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2004.825642
  • Filename
    1291770