Calculating Scatter from Surfaces with Zero Curvature

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2506-2508

  Gordon, William B ^a  

^a SFA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Developable surface; Electromagnetic scattering; Physical optics; Radar backscatter

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; GREEN'S FUNCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

DEVELOPABLE SURFACES;

PHYSICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0141749459     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.816307     Document Type: Article

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