Modeling the Coherence of Scattered Signals of Opportunity

The reflection of radar echoes collected under both monostatic and bistatic configurations generally undergoes losses of coherence. These can be affected by many factors, depending on both the system features and the illuminated surface, and it should be properly considered for an accurate character...

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Main Authors: Comite, Davide, Dente, Laura, Guerriero, Leila, Pierdicca, Nazzareno
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
bistatic scattering
Correlation
GNSS-R
phase coherence
Receivers
Rough surfaces
Scattering
Sea surface
signals of opportunity
spatial decorrelation
Surface roughness
Surface waves
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Summary:The reflection of radar echoes collected under both monostatic and bistatic configurations generally undergoes losses of coherence. These can be affected by many factors, depending on both the system features and the illuminated surface, and it should be properly considered for an accurate characterization of the scattering phenomenon. In this contribution, we investigate and discuss the spatial coherence of the bistatic signal scattered by a rough soil when illuminated by sources of opportunity. A simple analytical model accounting for the essential geometry of the system and of the sphericity of the illuminated wavefront is presented, and the spatial decorrelation of the signal collected by a moving receiver is analyzed. The analysis can be of great interest for the design of next-generation satellite bistatic missions and, in particular, for the assessment of the potentialities of earth observation based on Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry.
ISSN:2153-7003
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8897960