Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals

Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals

by Giorgio Franceschetti, Daniele Riccio
ISBN-10:
0122656555
ISBN-13:
9780122656552
Pub. Date:
12/08/2006
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
ISBN-10:
0122656555
ISBN-13:
9780122656552
Pub. Date:
12/08/2006
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals

Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals

by Giorgio Franceschetti, Daniele Riccio
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Overview

Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals provides a comprehensive overview of electromagnetic scattering from natural surfaces, ranging from the classical to the more recent (fractal) approach. As remote sensing applications become increasingly important, this text provides readers with a solid background in interpretation, classification and thematization of microwave images. The “scattering problem” is discussed in detail with emphasis on its application to electromagnetic wave propagation, remote sensing, radar detection, and electromagnetic diagnostics. Natural surface and fractals complete this treatise focusing on how the fractal model represents our natural environment and other planets in our solar system, most recently as used to research the planet Venus and Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. An example of how scattering, fractals, and natural surfaces are of great importance is the following: Natural oil slicks in the ocean have been found to be fractal while man-made ones (generated by illegal washing of oil carrying ships) are not. Processing of an ocean image from space may detect the latter by means of a fractal analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780122656552
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 12/08/2006
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Giorgio Franceschetti was appointed professor of Electromagnetic Theory at the University Federico II of Napoli, Italy in 1969, a position that he holds to this day. He has been Fulbright Scholar and Research Associate at Caltech, Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois, at UCLA, at the Somali University (Somalia) and at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). He is currently Adjunct Professor at UCLA, Distinguished Visiting Scientist at JPL and Lecturer at the Top-Tech Master of University of Delft, The Netherlands, in Satellite Navigation.

Daniele Riccio is professor of Electromagnetic Theory at the University of Napoli Federico II, Italy where he teaches courses on Applied Electromagnetic and Remote Sensing. He has also been Guest Scientist at DLR, Munich, Germany and Visiting Professor at UPC, Barcelona, Spain. The material of this book is included in the courses that he delivers at University.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Classical Surface Models; Fractal Surface Models; Analytical formulations of electromagnetic scattering; Scattering From Weirstrass-Mandelbrot Surfaces; Scattering from Fractional Brownian Surfaces; Scattering from Weierstrass-Mandelbrot profiles; Scattering from Fractional Brownian Surfaces; Scattering from fractal profiles; Fractal Surface Generation and Parameters Estimation; App. A Mathematical Formulae;
App. B Glossary; Index.

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