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Principal Authors:
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
David G. Long,

Contributing Authors:
William Blackwell
Charles Elachi
Adrian Fung
Chris Ruf
Kamal Sarabandi
Jakob van Zyl
Howard Zebker

Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-472-11935-6


Computer Codes

The following 45 interactive MATLAB codes were developed to interactively compute various quantities of interest in microwave remote sensing.

Code 2.1: Polarization State
Code 2.2: Propagation Constant and Intrinsic Impedance
Code 2.3: Reflection and Transmission at Planar Boundary
Code 2.4: Reflection by Two-Layer Composite

Code 3.1: Array Factor for Uniformly Spaced Array
Code 3.2: Array Factor for Uniformly Spaced Array with Linear Phase Distribution

Code 4.1: Relative Dielectric Constant of Pure Water
Code 4.2: Relative Dielectric Constant of Saline Water
Code 4.3: Relative Dielectric Constant of Pure Ice
Code 4.4: TVB Dielectric Model for Heterogeneous Mixtures
Code 4.5: Relative Dielectric Constant of Dry Snow
Code 4.6: Relative Dielectric Constant of Wet Snow
Code 4.7: Relative Dielectric Constant of Soils
Code 4.8: Relative Dielectric Constant of Vegetation Material

Code 5.1: σ0 Polarization Synthesis of PolSAR Images

Code 6.1: Emissivity of Homogeneous Medium with Planar Boundary
Code 6.2: Emissivity of Two-Layer Composite

Code 8.1: Attenuation Coefficient of Water Vapor
Code 8.2: Attenuation Coefficient of Oxygen
Code 8.3: Gaseous Attenuation Coefficient
Code 8.4: Water Cloud Extinction Coefficient
Code 8.5: Ice Cloud Extinction Coefficient
Code 8.6: Rain Extinction Coefficient
Code 8.7: Optical Thickness and Transmissivity - Clear Atmosphere
Code 8.8: Optical Thickness and Transmissivity - Cloudy Atmosphere
Code 8.9: Zenith Atmospheric Opacity and Transmissivity - Clear Atmosphere
Code 8.10: Zenith Atmospheric Opacity and Transmissivity - Cloudy Atmosphere
Code 8.11: TSKY - Clear Atmosphere
Code 8.12: Mie and Rayleigh Scattering

Code 10.1: I2EM Backscattering from Single-Scale Random Surface
Code 10.2: I2EM Backscattering from Multi-Scale Random Surface
Code 10.3: I2EM Bistatic Scattering from Single-Scale Random Surface
Code 10.4: I2EM Backscattering from Periodic Sinusoidal Surface
Code 10.5: PRISM-1—Forward Model
Code 10.6: PRISM-1—Inverse Model
Code 10.7: SMART—Forward Model
Code 10.8: SMART—Inverse Model

Code 11.1: S2RT/R Backscattering from Rayleigh Layer with Diffuse Upper Boundary
Code 11.2: S2RT/R Backscattering from Rayleigh Layer with Distinct Upper Boundary
Code 11.3: Mie Extinction of Dry Snow
Code 11.4: Mie Extinction of Wet Snow

Code 12.1: Smooth Surface Emissivity
Code 12.2: I2EM Rough Surface Emissivity
Code 12.3: Semiempirical Emissivity Model for Rough Surface
Code 12.4: Emissivity of a Periodic Sinusoidal Surface
Code 12.5: ZRT Emission Model for Vegetation
Code 12.6: ZRT Emission Model for a layer with Distinct Upper Boundary
Code 12.7: Coherent Emissivity of a Two-Layer Composite
Code 12.8: Incoherent Emissivity of a Two-Layer Structure