Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves offers in three volumes a complete and up-to-date treatment of wave scattering by random discrete scatterers and rough surfaces. Written by leading scientists who have made important contributions to wave scattering over three decades, this new work explains the principles, methods, and applications of this rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary field. It covers both introductory and advanced material and provides students and researchers in remote sensing as well as imaging, optics, and electromagnetic theory with a one-stop reference to a wealth of current research results. Plus, Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves contains detailed discussions of both analytical and numerical methods, including cutting- edge techniques for the recovery of earth/land parametric information.

The three volumes are entitled respectively Theories and Applications, Numerical Simulation, and Advanced Topics. In the second volume, Numerical Simulations, Leung Tsang (University of Washington) Jin Au Kong (MIT), Kung-Hau Ding (Air Force Research Lab), and Chi On Ao (MIT) cover:

• Layered media simulations
• Rough surface and volume scattering simulations
• Dense media models and simulations
• Electromagnetic scattering by discrete scatterers and a buried object
• Scattering by vertical cylinders above a surface
• Electromagnetic waves scattering by vegetation
• Computational methods and programs used for performing various simulations

Contents:

• Preface.
• Monte Carlo Simulations of Layered Media.
• Integral Equation Formulations and Basic Numerical Methods.
• Scattering and Emission By a Periodic Rough Surface.
• Random Rough Surface Simulations.
• Fast Computational Methods for Solving Rough Surface Scattering Problems.
• Three-Dimensional Wave Scattering from Two-Dimensional Rough Surfaces.
• Volume Scattering Simulations.
• Particle Positions for Dense Media Characterizations and Simulations.
• Simulations of Two-Dimensional Dense Media.
• Dense Media Models and Three-Dimensional Simulations.
• Angular Correlation Function and Detection of Buried Object.
• Multiple Scattering by Cylinders in the Presence of Boundaries.
• Electromagnetic Waves Scattering By Vegetation.
• Index.