Scattering from wet snow by applying strong fluctuation theory

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1009-1024

  Arslan, Ali Nadir ^a   Wang, Huining ^b   Pullianinen, Jouni ^c   Hallikainen, Martti ^c  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Comprod Communications Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^c Laboratory of Space Technology   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; PERMITTIVITY; SNOW;

FLUCTUATION THEORY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0041804027     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939303322519081     Document Type: Article

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