Accession Number:

ADA188990

Title:

Characteristics of Coherent and Incoherent Waves in Snow at Microwave and Millimeter Wave Frequencies.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 15 Oct 85-14 Oct 87,

Corporate Author:

WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE

Personal Author(s):

• Tsang, Leung

Report Date:

1987-12-15

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

This final report summarizes our research findings in the study of the characteristics of coherent and incoherent waves in snow. We have conducted theoretical studies in dense media radiative transfer theory, backscattering enhancement, conventional transport theory and inverse scattering in random media. Keywords include Snow, Dense media, Multiple scattering, Backscattering enhancement, Coherent wave, and Incoherent wave.

Descriptors:

• *BACKSCATTERING
• *INVERSE SCATTERING
• *SNOW
• COHERENCE
• FREQUENCY
• HIGH DENSITY
• INCOHERENT SCATTERING
• MICROWAVES
• MILLIMETER WAVES
• OPTIMIZATION
• SCATTERING
• THEORY
• TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
• WAVES

Subject Categories:

• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
• Meteorology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE