Scattering, Natural Surfaces and Fractals

Giorgio Franceschetti, Daniele Riccio

282 pages, parution le 07/03/2007

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An elegant and clear treatment of a rigorous topic with informative prose and realistic illustrations of scattering
Provides readers with a solid background in interpretation, classification, and thematization of microwave images
The only book available on fractal models and their application to scattering

This book provides a comprehensive overview of electromagnetic scattering from natural surfaces, ranging from the classical to the more recent (fractal) approach. As remote sensing applications become increasingly important, this text provides readers with a solid background in interpretation, classification and thematization of microwave images. The "scattering problem" is discussed in detail with emphasis on its application to electromagnetic wave propagation, remote sensing, radar detection, and electromagnetic diagnostics. Natural surface and fractals complete this treatise focusing on how the fractal model represents our natural environment and other planets in our solar system, most recently as used to research the planet Venus and Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. An example of how scattering, fractals, and natural surfaces are of great importance is the following: Natural oil slicks in the ocean have been found to be fractal while man-made ones (generated by illegal washing of oil carrying ships) are not. Processing of an ocean image from space may detect the latter by means of a fractal analysis.

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Introduction
Classical Surface Models
Fractal Surface Models
Analytical formulations of electromagnetic scattering
Scattering From Weirstrass-Mandelbrot Surfaces
Scattering from Fractional Brownian Surfaces
Scattering from Weierstrass-Mandelbrot profiles
Scattering from Fractional Brownian Surfaces

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Éditeur(s)	Academic Press
Auteur(s)	Giorgio Franceschetti, Daniele Riccio
Parution	07/03/2007
Nb. de pages	282
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	605g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780122656552
ISBN13	978-0-12-265655-2