Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Microwave Scattering and Polarimetric Remote Sensing: Monitoring the Earth's Environment Using Polarimetric Radar: Formulation and Potential Applications

by A.I. Kozlov, L.P. Ligthart, A.I. Logvin

Overview

Radar technology is increasingly being used to monitor the environment. This monograph provides a review of polarimetric radar techniques for remote sensing.
The first four chapters cover the basics of mathematical, statistical modelling as well as physical modelling based on radiowave scattering theory. The subsequent eight chapters summarize applications of polarimetric radar monitoring for various types of earth environments, including vegetation and oceans. The last two chapters provide a summary of Western as well as former Soviet Union knowledge and the outlook.
This monograph is of value to students, scientists and engineers involved in remote sensing development and applications in particular for environmental monitoring.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402001222
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/31/2001
Series:	Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing , #3
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Scope of the Subject.- Description of the research program.- Outline of the monograph.- An Introduction to Mathematical and Physical Modelling of Microwave Scattering and Polarimetric Remote Sensing.- to Inverse Radar Scattering Problems.- Description of Remote Sensing by Radar Polarimetry.- Physical and Mathematical Modelling.- Summary of Available Scattering Methods.- Diagnostics of the Earth’s Environment Using Polarimetric Radar Monitoring: Formulation and Potential Applications.- Basic Mathematical Modelling for Random Environments.- Review of Vegetation Models.- Electrodynamic and Physical Characteristics of the Earth’s Surfaces.- Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves from Non-Uniform Layered Structures.- Radiowave Reflection from Structures with Internal Ruptures.- Scattering of Waves by a Layer with a Rough Boundary.- Polarimetric Methods for Measuring Permittivity Characteristics of the Earth’s Surface.- Implementing Solutions to Inverse Scattering Problems: Signal Processing & Applications.- Concluding Remarks.- Review of Potential Applications of Radar Polarimetry.- Historical Development of Radar Polarimetry in Russia.

Editorial Reviews

In 1994, an international research program on earth observation began using polarization radar between the International Research Centre for Telecommunications-transmission and Radar (IRCTR) of Delft University of Technology and the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (MSTUCA). In this summary of the program, the authors review available polarimetric radar techniques for solving practical inverse problems in remote sensing of various types of scatterers on the earth's surface. Coverage includes an introduction to mathematical and physical modelling of microwave scattering for remote sensing with use of polarimetry, applications of polarimetric radar monitoring for various types of earth environments, and applications and potentials of radar polarimetry. Kozlov and Logvin are with MSTUCA; Ligthart is with IRCTR. There is no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)