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On the Coherency of Ocean and Land Surface Specular Scattering for GNSS-R and Signals of Opportunity Systems

Balakhder, Ahmed M., Al-Khaldi, Mohammad M., Johnson, Joel T.·2019·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
DOI 10.1109/tgrs.2019.2935257
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An analysis of the coherency properties of specular scattering from ocean and land surfaces as observed in global navigation satellite system-reflectometry (GNSS-R) and signals of opportunity systems is presented. This analysis applies existing approximate models for the coherent and incoherent contributions. Approximate expressions are developed for when one component of the return is likely to dominate as a function of surface and observing system properties. The model developed is then applied for sea surface returns, and the relative contribution of the coherent term is expressed as a function of the receiver height, frequency, incidence angle, and wind speed. For L-band spaceborne measurements, it is shown that coherence is expected only for wind speeds less than 2-3 m/s, while for P-band spaceborne measurements, coherence can dominate returns for wind speeds up to 5-7 m/s. For land surface measurements from space, it is shown that the surface rms height needs to be sufficiently low for coherent components to dominate returns. Coherence dominates for roughness values not exceeding a range of 5-7 cm for the L-band and 15-30 cm for the P-band. For the L-band, these conditions over land are likely to be created primarily by inland water bodies. A model for the specular scattering from a water body, including earth curvature effects, is then developed to highlight the strong dependence of the resulting coherent field on the shape of the water body and any offset in its locat…

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Authors
Balakhder, A. M., Al-Khaldi, M. M., & Johnson, J. T.
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Venue
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2019-12
Volume
57
Issue
12
Pages
10426-10436
ISSN
  • 0196-2892
  • 1558-0644
DOI
10.1109/tgrs.2019.2935257
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