Emissivity of vegetation: Theory and computational aspects

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-628

  Ferrazzoli, P ^a   Guerriero, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MICROWAVES;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTION; BISTATIC PATTERNS; FORWARD SCATTERING THEOREM; INFINITE LENGTH APPROXIMATION; LOSSY DIELECTRIC DISCS; MICROWAVE EMISSIVITY; PHYSICAL OPTICS APPROXIMATION; VEGETATION EMISSIVITY; WAVELENGTH;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

EID: 0029713566     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939396X00559     Document Type: Article

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