Jin Yaqiu. On Several Topics in the Theoretical Modeling of Remote Sensing[J]. Journal of Remote Sensing, 1991, (4): 304-309. DOI: 10.11834/jrs.1991049.
On Several Topics in the Theoretical Modeling of Remote Sensing
The progress in theoretical modeling of microwave remote sensing in recent years is briefly reviewed in this paper. As the models for the objects of remote sensing the theories and numerical approaches of electromagnetic scattering and thermal emission of random discrete scatterers
continuous random media
and randomly rough surface are discussed. The applications in both active and passive remote sensing of the earth terrain
vegetation canopy
soil
snow and ice
atmospheric cloud and rain
sea ice
and sea surface driven by wind
etc. are also introduced. With the future development of the remote sensing technology
further efforts to develop more accurate models and quantitative mathematical physical approaches for remote sensing of the nature
and to develop numerical data analysis and parameter retrieval must be done. Some comments on the research progress in theoretical modeling of remote sensing are discussed
and several interesting and important topics for future research are pointed out.