Backscattering of Electromagnetic Waves from a Surface Composed of Two Types of Surface Roughness

Abstract

The report presents a vector theory for the backscattering of electromagnetic waves from a random, rough surface. The basic technique used is that employed by Dr. Adrian K. Fung in an earlier work. The surfaces used in the report are those that are generated by a stationary gaussian random process as opposed to surfaces generated by a random array of objects. The former type of surface is assumed to simulate many of the vegetation-free sections of the earth. It is important to understand the basic characteristics of scattering from such surfaces for the purpose of aiding military geographic analysis by radar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0737675

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Hevenor

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Backscattering
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Depolarization
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electric Fields
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Moisture Content
  • Plane Waves
  • Scattering
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Military History