The Theory of Scintillation with Applications in Remote Sensing

ISBN: 9780470644775 出版年：2011 页码：244 Charles Rino Wiley

1. Introduction. 1.1 Electromagnetic Propagation Theory. 1.2 Anticipating Scintillation Theory. 2. The Forward Propagation Equation. 2.1 Weakly Inhomogeneous Media. 2.2 Numerical Simulations. 3. The Statistical Theory of Scintillation. 3.1 Background. 3.2 Calculation of Field Moments. 3.3 Second-Order Moments. 3.4 Fourth-Order Moments. 3.5 Intensity Statistics. 3.6 Numerical Simulations. 3.7 Statistical Theory Limitations. 4. Beacon Satellite Scintillation. 4.1 Geometric Considerations. 4.2 Phase Structure Revisited. 4.3 Complex Field Coherence Revisited. 4.4 Satellite Orbit & Earth Magnetic Field Calculation. 4.5 Examples. 4.6 Theory and Simulations. 5. System Applications of Scintillation. 5.1 An Introduction to Waveforms. 5.2 Scintillation Channel Model. 5.3 System Performance Analysis. 5.4 Scintillation Data Processing. 5.5 Scintillation Data Interpretation. 5.6 Beacon Satellite Research. 6. Scattering and Boundaries. 6.1 Embedded Compact Scattering Objects. 6.2 Boundary Surfaces. Appendix A. A.1 Far-Field Approximation. A.2 Backscatter. A.3 Anisotropy Transformations. A.4 Wavefront Curvature Correction. A.5 Two-Dimensional Boundary Integrals. References. Index.