The generalized forward-backward metod for analyzing the scattering from targets on ocean-like rough surfaces

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 961-969

  Rodriguez Pino, Marcos ^a   Landesa, L ^a   Rodriguez, J L ^a   Obelleiro, F ^a   Burkholder, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Integral equations; Iterative methods; Remote sensing; Rough surface scattering; Sea scattering

Indexed keywords

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; REMOTE SENSING;

GENERALIZED FORWARD-BACKWARD (GFB) METHOD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0032676482     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.777118     Document Type: Article

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