• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.2 s.93
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• pp.174-181
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• 2005

In this paper, a hybrid model is developed, which can estimate scattering properties of a target embedded inside a forest. The model uses a physic-based channel model for a forest to accurately calculate the penetrated field through a forest canopy. The channel model is based on a fractal tree geometry and single scattering theory. To calculate scattering from the target physical optics(PO) is used to compute an induced current on the target surface since the dimension of the target is generally very large and the shape is very complicated. Then using reciprocity theorem, scattering generated by the PO current is calculated without an extra computational complexity.