INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GROUND ON THE BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT AT HIGH FREQUENCY

Abstract

A theoretical expression for the relative backscatter coefficient was evaluated for different values of the dielectric constant and conductivity of the ground, the wavelength, polarization and incidence angle of the radiation, and the heights of the scatterers above the ground. The resulting curves of backscatter coefficient vs angle of incidence are not unlike some experimentally derived curves for hf backscatter, especially with regard to the differences between horizontal and vertical polarization and between land and sea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0476575

Entities

People

  • J. G. Steele

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency
  • Polarization
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Scattering
  • Surface Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.