Multiple scattering of waves by dense random distributions of sticky particles for applications in microwave scattering by terrestrial snow

Radio Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Tse, Ka Ki ^a   Tsang, Leung ^b   Chan, Chi Hou ^a   Ding, Kung Hau ^c   Leung, Kwok Wa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL THEORY; COPOLARIZATION; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; DENSE MEDIA; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; INDEPENDENT SCATTERING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROWAVE SCATTERING; PHASE MATRIX; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION RESULT;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROWAVES; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; POLARIZATION; SNOW;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 41549121742     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006RS003476     Document Type: Article

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