Analytical comparison between the surface current integral equation and the second-order small-slope approximation

Waves Random Media

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-176

  Elfouhaily, Tanos ^a   Joelson, Maminirina ^a   Guignard, Stephan ^a   Thompson, Donald R ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

SURFACE CURRENTS;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EID: 0042697582     PISSN: 09597174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0959-7174/13/3/302     Document Type: Article

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