Scattering from Rough Surfaces With a Vegetated Cover
Abstract
This report summarizes the research to date on describing the incoherent pulse response of a foliage layer on top of a rough surface under conditions of a relatively narrowband, narrow beamwidth illumination. The incoherent impulse response for the foliage is developed in terms of a multi-convolutional description of the incoherent scattering process. The surface scattering is described by the MOMI-based numerical method. The interaction between a cylinder located above a rough surface is used to determine the separation distance for which the interaction between the foliage scattered fields and the rough surface may be ignored. The resulting model is designed to be matched to foliage scattering data in order to 'calibrate' the model scattering parameters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA404969
Entities
People
- B. A. Davis
- G. S. Brown
- R. J. Adams
Organizations
- Virginia Tech