Bistatic scattering coefficient from one- and two-dimensional random surfaces using the stationary phase and scalar approximation with shadowing effect: Comparisons with experiments and application to the sea surface

Waves Random Media

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-147

  Bourlier, C ^a   Berginc, G ^b   Saillard, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b THALES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACES;

BISTATIC SCATTERING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0035303663     PISSN: 09597174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0959-7174/11/2/303     Document Type: Article

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