Numerical simulation of bistatic scattering from a target at low altitude above rough sea surface under an EM-wave incidence at low grazing angle by using the finite element method

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1205-1210

  Liu, Peng ^a   Jin, Ya Qiu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic (EM) scattering; Finite element method (FEM); Low altitude target; Low grazing angle (LGA); Perfectly matched layer (PML); Rough surface

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BISTATIC SCATTERING; LOW ALTITUDE TARGET; LOW GRAZING ANGLE; PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 2642514279     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.827497     Document Type: Article

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