Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry can be used to derive information about the composition or the properties of ground surfaces, by analysing GPS signals reflected by the ground. The received power of the signal is proportional to the modulus of the perpendicular and parallel polarization Fresnel coefficients. These coefficients depend on the incidence angle Ɵ, and on the ground’s dielectric constant ɛ, which provides information on the composition and properties of the ground. Thus, one has to solve the inverse problem, consisting of finding the value of ɛ from the known value of Ɵ and the measured values of the Fresnel reflection coefficients. In general, ɛ is a complex number; in some cases (e.g., for non-dispersive soils), the imaginary part of ɛ can be neglected, and a real value of ɛ is sought. We discuss the mathematical solvability of a particular type of inverse Fresnel problem for real unknown ɛ.

Real-valued solutions to an inverse Fresnel problem in GNSS-R / Savi, Patrizia; Milani, Albert J.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Gescience and Remote Sensing Symposium tenutosi a Valencia, Spain nel July 22-27).

Real-valued solutions to an inverse Fresnel problem in GNSS-R

Patrizia Savi;
2018

Abstract

Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry can be used to derive information about the composition or the properties of ground surfaces, by analysing GPS signals reflected by the ground. The received power of the signal is proportional to the modulus of the perpendicular and parallel polarization Fresnel coefficients. These coefficients depend on the incidence angle Ɵ, and on the ground’s dielectric constant ɛ, which provides information on the composition and properties of the ground. Thus, one has to solve the inverse problem, consisting of finding the value of ɛ from the known value of Ɵ and the measured values of the Fresnel reflection coefficients. In general, ɛ is a complex number; in some cases (e.g., for non-dispersive soils), the imaginary part of ɛ can be neglected, and a real value of ɛ is sought. We discuss the mathematical solvability of a particular type of inverse Fresnel problem for real unknown ɛ.
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