Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain
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Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain by Fawwaz Ulaby
The classic reference for radar and remote sensing engineers, Handbook of Radar for Scattering Statistics for Terrain, has been reissued with updated, practical software for modern data analysis applications. First published in 1989, this update features a new preface, along with three new appendices that explain how to use the new software and graphical user interface. Python- and MATLAB-based software has been utilized so remote sensing and radar engineers can utilize the wealth of statistical data that came with the original book and software. This update combines the book and software, previously sold separately, into a single new product. The text first presents detailed examinations of the statistical behavior of speckle when superimposed on nonuniform terrain. The Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain then supports system design and signal processing applications with a complete database of calibrated backscattering coefficients. Compiled over 30 years, the statistical summaries of radar backscatter from terrain offers you over 400,000 data points compiled in tabular format. With this text, you'll own the most comprehensive database of radar terrain scattering statistics ever compiled. Derived from measurements made by both airborne and ground-based scatterometer systems, the database includes information from 114 references. The text provides over 60 tables of backscatter data for 9 different surface categories, all derived under strict quality criteria. Rigorous standards for calibration accuracy, measurement precision, and category identification make the database the most reliable source for scattering statistics ever available.
The newly-added software greatly improves the utility of this valuable bookIt is now much easier to pull information from the book's extensive statistical database to use in radar simulations and radar signal budget calculations. I have found the book to be very useful and highly recommend it. This reference book should be on the shelves of all radar designers and signal analysts. -- Dr. David Long * Brigham Young University, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., Director, BYU Center for Remote Sensing *
Welcomed update! The time tested and authoritative classic by Ulaby and Dobson has been updated by Jose Luis Alvarez Perez to include the latest accompanying software in both Python and MATLAB. The software allows for advanced modeling and simulation of some the most challenging radar clutter environments encountered by modern radar systems. This is a most welcomed addition to this classic reference! -- Dr. Joseph R. Guerci * IEEE Fellow and recipient of the IEEE Warren D. White Award *
The Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain is an indispensable source of statistical radar data, now significantly enhanced with its addition of new Matlab and Python scripts. In addition to finding the requisite theory behind radar scattering from ground clutter, radar system engineers working on GMTI / SAR systems and signal processing design will have easy access to well-calibrated clutter cross section data spanning across L to W band for nine different types of ground cover, all in a single resource. The book has been a classic for three decades, and by now providing a method of accessing its data, will continue to be a key source of statistical data for terrain scattering for years to come. -- Martie M. Goulding * Engineering Fellow, MDA Systems Ltd. *
Welcomed update! The time tested and authoritative classic by Ulaby and Dobson has been updated by Jose Luis Alvarez Perez to include the latest accompanying software in both Python and MATLAB. The software allows for advanced modeling and simulation of some the most challenging radar clutter environments encountered by modern radar systems. This is a most welcomed addition to this classic reference! -- Dr. Joseph R. Guerci * IEEE Fellow and recipient of the IEEE Warren D. White Award *
The Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain is an indispensable source of statistical radar data, now significantly enhanced with its addition of new Matlab and Python scripts. In addition to finding the requisite theory behind radar scattering from ground clutter, radar system engineers working on GMTI / SAR systems and signal processing design will have easy access to well-calibrated clutter cross section data spanning across L to W band for nine different types of ground cover, all in a single resource. The book has been a classic for three decades, and by now providing a method of accessing its data, will continue to be a key source of statistical data for terrain scattering for years to come. -- Martie M. Goulding * Engineering Fellow, MDA Systems Ltd. *
Fawwaz Ulaby
Since joining the University of Michigan faculty in 1984, Professor Ulaby has directed numerous interdisciplinary projects aimed at the development of high-resolution satellite radar sensors for mapping Earth's terrestrial environment. He also served as the founding director of the NASA-funded Center for Space Terahertz Technology, whose research was aimed at the development of microelectronic devices and circuits that operate at wavelengths between the infrared and the microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. He then served a seven-year term as the University of Michigan's vice president for research from 1999-2005. Over his academic career, he has published 10 books and supervised more than 100 graduate students. Professor Ulaby is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and serves on several international scientific boards and commissions. In recognition for his outstanding teaching and distinguished scholarship, he has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards from universities, government agencies, and scientific organizations. Among them are the NASA Achievement Award (1990), the IEEE Millennium Medal (2000), the 2002 William Pecora Award, a joint recognition by NASA and the Department of the Interior, and the Distinguished FEA Alumni Award from the American University of Beirut (2006). In 2006, he was selected by the students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as Professor of the Year, and shortly thereafter, he was awarded the Thomas Edison Medal, the oldest medal in the field of electrical and computer engineering in the United States. Umberto Ravaioli
Professor Ravaioli attended the University of Bologna, Italy, where he obtained degrees in Electronics Engineering and Physics. He conducted his dissertation work on fiber optics and microwaves at the laboratories of the Marconi Foundation in Villa Griffone, the summer estate where Guglielmo Marconi performed his first radio experiments. After developing interests in high speed semiconductor devices and large scale computation, he pursued a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University, where he developed Monte Carlo particle simulations for the high electron mobility transistor. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986. He was a co-founder of the National Center for Computational Electronics, which promoted for over a decade the development of large scale device simulation by leveraging resources at national supercomputing centers. His research group has developed Monte Carlo and quantum simulators for a wide range of semiconductor device applications, expanding recent activities to charge transport in biological systems, coupled electro-thermal simulation, and nanoelectronics. He is now the leader of the Computational Multiscale Nanosystems group at the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois and is also serving as Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering. Professor Ravaioli is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP). He received the First Place Outstanding Paper Award at the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Electron Information Technology for his recent work on electro-thermal simulation.
Since joining the University of Michigan faculty in 1984, Professor Ulaby has directed numerous interdisciplinary projects aimed at the development of high-resolution satellite radar sensors for mapping Earth's terrestrial environment. He also served as the founding director of the NASA-funded Center for Space Terahertz Technology, whose research was aimed at the development of microelectronic devices and circuits that operate at wavelengths between the infrared and the microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. He then served a seven-year term as the University of Michigan's vice president for research from 1999-2005. Over his academic career, he has published 10 books and supervised more than 100 graduate students. Professor Ulaby is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and serves on several international scientific boards and commissions. In recognition for his outstanding teaching and distinguished scholarship, he has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards from universities, government agencies, and scientific organizations. Among them are the NASA Achievement Award (1990), the IEEE Millennium Medal (2000), the 2002 William Pecora Award, a joint recognition by NASA and the Department of the Interior, and the Distinguished FEA Alumni Award from the American University of Beirut (2006). In 2006, he was selected by the students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as Professor of the Year, and shortly thereafter, he was awarded the Thomas Edison Medal, the oldest medal in the field of electrical and computer engineering in the United States. Umberto Ravaioli
Professor Ravaioli attended the University of Bologna, Italy, where he obtained degrees in Electronics Engineering and Physics. He conducted his dissertation work on fiber optics and microwaves at the laboratories of the Marconi Foundation in Villa Griffone, the summer estate where Guglielmo Marconi performed his first radio experiments. After developing interests in high speed semiconductor devices and large scale computation, he pursued a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University, where he developed Monte Carlo particle simulations for the high electron mobility transistor. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986. He was a co-founder of the National Center for Computational Electronics, which promoted for over a decade the development of large scale device simulation by leveraging resources at national supercomputing centers. His research group has developed Monte Carlo and quantum simulators for a wide range of semiconductor device applications, expanding recent activities to charge transport in biological systems, coupled electro-thermal simulation, and nanoelectronics. He is now the leader of the Computational Multiscale Nanosystems group at the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois and is also serving as Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering. Professor Ravaioli is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP). He received the First Place Outstanding Paper Award at the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Electron Information Technology for his recent work on electro-thermal simulation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781630817015 |
| ISBN 10 | 1630817015 |
| Title | Handbook of Radar Scattering Statistics for Terrain |
| Author | Fawwaz Ulaby |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Artech House Publishers |
| Year published | 2019-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 395 |
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