Backscatter cross sections of composite random rough surfaces based on the selection of variational parameters to determine the surface height spectral densities of the larger- and smaller-scale surfaces

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 479-497

  Bahar, E ^a   Crittenden, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; PHYSICAL OPTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTIONS; COMPOSITE RANDOM ROUGH SURFACE; SURFACE HEIGHT SPECTRAL DENSITIES; VARIATIONAL PARAMETERS;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BACKSCATTER; CROSS SECTION; DATA PROCESSING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARAMETERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37249086576     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701241712     Document Type: Article

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