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Abstract

Within the framework of the first-order small perturbation method, we derive the statistics of the layered rough surface index and the normalized difference polarization index for three-dimensional layered structure with slightly rough interfaces illuminated by a monochromatic plane wave and for multilook returns. We establish closed-form expressions for the probability density function and the cumulative distribution function. The first- and second-order moments are given by relation recurrences. We validate from Monte Carlo simulations the obtained theoretical formulas.

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Professor Richard Dusséaux

Prof. Saddek Afifi