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9781402001222

Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Microwave Scattering and Polarimetric Remote Sensing

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    9781402001222

  • ISBN10:

    1402001223

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub
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Summary

Radar technology is increasingly being used to monitor the environment. This monograph provides a review of polarimetric radar techniques for remote sensing. The first four chapters cover the basics of mathematical, statistical modelling as well as physical modelling based on radiowave scattering theory. The subsequent eight chapters summarize applications of polarimetric radar monitoring for various types of earth environments, including vegetation and oceans. The last two chapters provide a summary of Western as well as former Soviet Union knowledge and the outlook. This monograph is of value to students, scientists and engineers involved in remote sensing development and applications in particular for environmental monitoring.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
An Introduction to Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Microwave Scattering and Polarimetric Remote Sensing
Introduction to Inverse Radar Scattering Problems
Description of Remote Sensing by Radar Polarimetry
Physical and Mathematical Modelling
Summary of Available Scattering Methods
Diagnostics of the Earth's Environment Using Polarimetric Radar Monitoring: Formulation and Potential Applications
Basic Mathematical Modelling for Random Environments
Review of Vegetation Models
Electrodynamic and Physical Characteristics of the Earth's Surfaces
Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves from Non-Uniform Layered Structures
Radiowave Reflection from Structures with Internal Ruptures
Scattering of Waves by a Layer with a Rough Boundary
Polarimetric Methods for Measuring Permittivity Characteristics of the Earth's Surface
Implementing Solutions to Inverse Scattering Problems: Signal Processing and Applications
Concluding Remarks
Review of Potential Applications of Radar Polarimetry
Historical Development of Radar Polarimetry in Russia
App. A
App. B
App. C
App. D
App. E
App. F
References
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