Scattering simulation for inhomogeneous layered canopy and random targets beneath canopies by using the Mueller matrix solution of the pulse radiative transfer

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Jin, Ya Qiu ^a   Chen, Fei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anomalous metal targets; Effective canopy height; Inhomogeneous vegetation canopy; Polarimetric scattering; Pulse echo pattern; Temporal Mueller matrix

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SURFACES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VEGETATION;

INHOMOGENEOUS LAYERED CANOPY; MUELLER MATRIX SOLUTION; PULSE RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING SIMULATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

FOREST CANOPY;

EID: 0842290210     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002858     Document Type: Article

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