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Electromagnetic wave scattering from a forest or vegetation canopy - Ongoing research at the University of Texas at ArlingtonThe Wave Scattering Research Center at the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a scattering model for forest or vegetation, based on the theory of electromagnetic-wave scattering in random media. The model generalizes the assumptions imposed by earlier models, and compares well with measurements from several forest canopies. This paper gives a description of the model. It also indicates how the model elements are integrated to obtain the scattering characteristics of different forest canopies. The scattering characteristics may be displayed in the form of polarimetric signatures, represented by like- and cross-polarized scattering coefficients, for an elliptically-polarized wave, or in the form of signal-distribution curves. Results illustrating both types of scattering characteristics are given.
Document ID
19930053563
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Karam, Mostafa A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Amar, Faouzi
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Fung, Adrian K.
(Texas Univ. Arlington, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
Volume: 35
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1045-9243
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
93A37560
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-3091
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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