Millimeter-wave bistatic scattering from ground and vegetation targets

A 35-GHz bistatic radar system was used to measure the attenuation through trees and the bistatic scattering pattern of tree foilage. The data were found to be in good agreement with a first-order multiple scattering model. Measurements were also made to study the angular vibration of the bistatic s...

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Published inIEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 229 - 243
Main Authors Ulaby, F.T., Van Deventer, T.E., East, J.R., Haddock, T.F., Coluzzi, M.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.1988
Subjects
Attenuation measurement
Bistatic radar
Millimeter wave measurements
Millimeter wave radar
Polarization
Radar scattering
Rough surfaces
Surface roughness
Vegetation
Vibration measurement
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Summary:A 35-GHz bistatic radar system was used to measure the attenuation through trees and the bistatic scattering pattern of tree foilage. The data were found to be in good agreement with a first-order multiple scattering model. Measurements were also made to study the angular vibration of the bistatic scattering coefficient of a smooth sand surface, a rough sand surface, and a gravel surface. The measurements, which were made for HH, HV (horizontal transmit, verticle receive), and VV polarization configurations over a wide range of the azimuth angle and the scattering angle, provide a quantitative reference for the design and use of millimeter-wave bistatic radar systems.< >
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ISSN:0196-2892
1558-0644
DOI:10.1109/36.3026