The theory of scintillation with applications in remote sensing / Charles L. Rino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rino, Charles.

Contributor:

Craig M. Merrihue Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scintillation spectrometry.

Remote sensing.

Physical Description:

xii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-IEEE Press, [2011]

Summary:

"In order to truly understand data signals transmitted by satellite, one must understand scintillation theory in addition to well established theories of EM wave propagation and scattering. Scintillation is a nuisance in satellite EM communications, but it has stimulated numerous theoretical developments with science applications. This book not only presents a thorough theoretical explanation of scintillation, but it also offers a complete library of MATLAB codes that will reproduce the book examples. The library includes GPS coordinate manipulations, satellite orbit prediction, and earth mean magnetic field computations. The subject matter is for EM researchers; however, also theory is relevant to geophysics, acoustics, optics and astoronomy"--Provided by publisher.

"This book not only presents a thorough theoretical explanation of scintillation, but it also offers a complete library of MATLAB codes that will reproduce the book examples"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Electromagnetic Propagation Theory 8

1.1.1 Freely Propagating Waves 9

1.1.2 Bistatic Scattering Functions 13

1.2 Anticipating Scintillation Theory 15

1.2.1 Received Signal Power 15

1.2.2 Noise Power 16

1.2.3 System Constant 17

1.2.4 Propagation Disturbances 18

2 The Forward Propagation Equation 19

2.1 Weakly Inhomogeneous Media 22

2.1.1 Integral-Equation Form 22

2.1.2 Weak-Scatter Approximation 23

2.1.3 Forward Approximation 25

2.1.4 Parabolic Wave Equation 27

2.1.5 Ray Optics 27

2.2 Numerical Simulations 28

2.2.1 Beam Propagation 30

2.2.2 Refraction 32

2.2.3 FPE and Ray Optics 36

2.2.4 Scintillation 37

3 The Statistical Theory of Scintillation 45

3.1 Background 48

3.1.1 Structure Sources 48

3.1.2 Stochastic Processes 52

3.1.3 Spectral Representation 53

3.1.4 Power-Law Spectral Models 54

3.1.5 Phase Structure 59

3.1.6 Anisotropy 61

3.2 Calculation of Field Moments 61

3.3 Second-Order Moments 64

3.4 Fourth-Order Moments 66

3.4.1 Solutions to the Fourth-Order Moment Equation 68

3.4.2 Power-Law Scintillation Regimes 70

3.4.3 Summary 74

3.5 Intensity Statistics 75

3.5.1 Intensity PDFs and Moments 77

3.5.2 Simplified Scattering Models 81

3.6 Numerical Simulations 82

3.6.1 Small-Slope Regime 83

3.6.2 Large-Slope Scintillation Regime 88

3.6.3 Two-Slope Power-Law Scintillation 94

3.7 Statistical Theory Limitations 97

4 Beacon Satellite Scintillation 99

4.1 Geometric Considerations 102

4.2 Phase Structure Revisited 104

4.2.1 Anisotropy 105

4.2.2 Weak Scatter 107

4.3 Complex Field Coherence Revisited 109

4.3.1 Space Time Mutual Coherence 110

4.3.2 Time Series Measurement 111

4.3.3 Frequency Coherence 113

4.3.4 Spherical Wave Correction 115

4.4 Satellite Orbit and Earth Magnetic Field Calculation 116

4.4.1 Satellite Orbit Computation 116

4.4.2 Magnetic Field Computation 118

4.5 Examples 120

4.5.1 Geometric Dependence of Anisotropy 123

4.5.2 Geometric Dependence of Intensity Scintillation 123

4.5.3 Beacon Satellite Simulations 125

4.6 Theory and Simulations 133

5 System Applications of Scintillation Theory 137

5.1 An Introduction to Waveforms 139

5.1.1 Signal Structure 140

5.1.2 Signal Processing 141

5.2 Scintillation Channel Model 144

5.2.1 Applications to Non-Dispersive Fading 145

5.3 System Performance Analysis 148

5.3.1 System Sensitivity and Processing Intervals 150

5.3.2 Coherence Bandwidth 151

5.3.3 Temporal Coherence 152

5.3.4 Spatial Coherence 159

5.4 Scintillation Data Processing 159

5.4.1 Background 159

5.4.2 Digital Signal Processing 161

5.4.3 Multi-Frequency Data 164

5.4.4 Frequency Tracking 167

5.4.5 Signal Intensity 167

5.4.6 Signal Doppler 167

5.5 Scintillation Data Interpretation 170

5.5.1 Scintillation Intensity Analysis 170

5.5.2 Spectral Analysis 172

5.6 Beacon Satellite Research 175

6 Scattering and Boundaries 177

6.1 Embedded Compact Scattering Objects 180

6.1.1 Mutual Interaction Formulation 181

6.1.2 Double-Passage Propagation 182

6.1.3 Radar Imaging Through. Disturbed Media 185

6.1.4 SAR Example 187

6.2 Boundary Surfaces 190

6.2.1 Boundary Scattering Theory 191

6.2.2 FPE Solution with Boundary Example 197

6.2.3 Concluding Remarks 204.

Notes:

"MATLAB examples".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Craig M. Merrihue Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780470644775

047064477X

OCLC:

635494037

Publisher Number:

99942323441