Wave propagation and scattering in random media. Vol.2. Multiple scattering, turbulence, rough surfaces and remote sensing

Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media, Volume 2, presents the fundamental formulations of wave propagation and scattering in random media in a unified and systematic manner. The topics covered in this book may be grouped into three categories: waves in random scatterers, waves in random continua, and rough surface scattering. Random scatterers are random distributions of many particles. Examples are rain, fog, smog, hail, ocean particles, red blood cells, polymers, and other particles in a state of Brownian motion. Random continua are the media whose characteristics vary randomly and continuously in time and space. Examples are clear air turbulence, jet engine exhaust, tropospheric and ionospheric turbulence, ocean turbulence, and biological media such as tissue and muscle. Rough surface examples are the ocean surface, planetary surfaces, interfaces between different biological media, and the surface roughness of an optical fiber. This book is intended for engineers and scientists interested in optical, acoustic, and microwave propagation and scattering in atmospheres, oceans, and biological media, and particularly for those involved in communication through such media and remote sensing of the characteristics of these media. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v PREFACE , Pages xiii-xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Page xvii CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 , Page xix CHAPTER 14 - MULTIPLE SCATTERING THEORY OF WAVES IN STATIONARY AND MOVING SCATTERERS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSPORT THEORY , Pages 253-294 CHAPTER 15 - MULTIPLE SCATTERING THEORY OF WAVE FLUCTUATIONS AND PULSE PROPAGATION IN RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED SCATTERERS , Pages 295-325 CHAPTER 16 - SCATTERING OF WAVES FROM RANDOM CONTINUUM AND TURBULENT MEDIA , Pages 329-345 CHAPTER 17 - LINE-OF-SIGHT PROPAGATION OF A PLANE WAVE THROUGH A RANDOM MEDIUM—WEAK FLUCTUATION CASE , Pages 346-375 CHAPTER 18 - LINE-OF-SIGHT PROPAGATION OF SPHERICAL AND BEAM WAVES THROUGH A RANDOM MEDIUM—WEAK FLUCTUATION CASE , Pages 376-387 CHAPTER 19 - TEMPORAL CORRELATION AND FREQUENCY SPECTRA OF WAVE FLUCTUATIONS IN A RANDOM MEDIUM AND THE EFFECTS OF AN INHOMOGENEOUS RANDOM MEDIUM , Pages 388-406 CHAPTER 20 - STRONG FLUCTUATION THEORY , Pages 407-460 CHAPTER 21 - ROUGH SURFACE SCATTERING , Pages 463-492 CHAPTER 22 - REMOTE SENSING AND INVERSION TECHNIQUES , Pages 493-512 APPENDIX A - SPECTRAL REPRESENTATIONS OF A RANDOM FUNCTION , Pages 513-519 APPENDIX B - STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS , Pages 520-527 APPENDIX C - TURBULENCE AND REFRACTIVE INDEX FLUCTUATIONS , Pages 528-543 APPENDIX D - SOME USEFUL MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS , Pages 544-545 REFERENCES , Pages 547-563 INDEX , Pages 564-572