A physical-optics model for double-bounce scattering from tree stems standing on an undulating ground surface

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2607-2621

  Hallberg, Björn ^b,c   Smith Jonforsen, Gary ^b,c   Ulander, Lars M H ^a,b,d   Sandberg, Gustaf ^b  

^a IEEE

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SAAB AB   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest; Model; Physical optics (PO); Surface scattering; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR); UHF radar; VHF radar

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FREQUENCY BANDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADIO; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TARGET DRONES;

AIR-BORNE SAR; CARABAS; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; FOREST; GROUND SURFACES; MODEL; MODEL INPUT; PHYSICAL OPTICS (PO); PRECISION MEASUREMENTS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR DATA; SAR IMAGING; SAR SYSTEMS; SIMULATED IMAGING; SURFACE SCATTERING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR); SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGERY; TREE LEVEL; TREE STEMS; UHF BANDS; UHF RADAR; VERTICAL STEMS; VHF RADAR;

SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

EID: 50549102643     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.919271     Document Type: Article

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