A closed form, physical optics expression for the radar cross section of a perfectly conducting flat plate over a dielectric half-space

Anastassiu, HT

dc.contributor.author	Anastassiu, HT	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:30Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0048-6604	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15051
dc.subject	Flat plate	en
dc.subject	Half-space	en
dc.subject	Radar cross section	en
dc.subject.classification	Geochemistry & Geophysics	en
dc.subject.classification	Instruments & Instrumentation	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Remote Sensing	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Approximation theory	en
dc.subject.other	Dielectric waveguides	en
dc.subject.other	Electric conductivity	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave diffraction	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave scattering	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Method of moments	en
dc.subject.other	Numerical methods	en
dc.subject.other	Radar cross section	en
dc.subject.other	Dielectric half space	en
dc.subject.other	Four path model	en
dc.subject.other	Perfectly conducting flat plate	en
dc.subject.other	Physical optics	en
dc.title	A closed form, physical optics expression for the radar cross section of a perfectly conducting flat plate over a dielectric half-space	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1029/2002RS002688	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002RS002688	en
heal.identifier.secondary	1027	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	[1] The physical optics approximation is employed in the derivation of a closed form expression for the radar cross section (RCS) of a flat, perfectly conducting plate of various shapes, located over a dielectric, possibly lossy half-space. The half-space is assumed to lie in the far field region of the plate. The well-known "four-path model" is invoked in a first-order approximation of the half-space contribution to the scattering mechanisms. Numerical results are compared to a reference, Moment Method solution, and the agreement is investigated, to assess the accuracy of the approximations used. The analytical expressions derived can facilitate very fast RCS calculations for realistic scatterers, such as ships in a sea environment, or aircraft flying low over the ground.	en
heal.publisher	AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION	en
heal.journalName	Radio Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1029/2002RS002688	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000182357600001	en
dc.identifier.volume	38	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	10/1	en
dc.identifier.epage	10/13	en