Dense media radiative transfer theory based on quasicrystalline approximation with applications to passive microwave remote sensing of snow

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 731-749

  Tsang, Leung ^a   Chen, Chi Te ^a   Chang, Alfred T C ^b   Guo, Jianjun ^a   Ding, Kung Hau ^c  

^a University of Washington ^*  (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; IMAGE SENSORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SNOW;

DENSE MEDIA RADIATIVE TRANSFER THEORY; QUASICRYSTALLINE APPROXIMATION; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034187542     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002270     Document Type: Article

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