Local unified models of backscattering from ocean-like surfaces at moderate incidence angles

Nicolas Pinel (1) , Christophe Bourlier (1)

1 IREENA - Institut de Recherche en Energie Electrique de Nantes Atlantique EA4642

In the context of electromagnetic wave backscattering from ocean-like surfaces, by using the SSA-1 model, Bourlier et al. proposed a technique to reduce the number of numerical integrations to two for easier numerical implementation. To be consistent with microwave measurements, closed-form expressions of the Fourier coefficients of the backscattering RCS are obtained. For Gaussian statistics, previous work is extended to kernels of unified models expanded up to the order two, like the SSA2 and LCA2.

Mots clés: Electromagnetic scattering by rough surfaces; Random media; Sea surface

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Nicolas Pinel, Christophe Bourlier. Local unified models of backscattering from ocean-like surfaces at moderate incidence angles. International Radar Conference, Oct 2009, Bordeaux, France. pp.0107. ⟨hal-00426392v2⟩