Increase of information by polarimetric radar systems [Elektronische Ressource] / Hans Rudolf

ForschungsberichteausIHE dem Institutfür Höchstfrequenztechnikund ElektronikderUniversität KarlsruheHerausgeber:Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. WiesbeckHans RudolfIncrease of Informationby Polarimetric Radar SystemsBand 25¨Copyright: Institut fur¨ Hochstfrequenztechnik und Elektronik¨Universitat Karlsruhe (TH), 2000alle Rechte vorbehaltenDruck: Druckerei Gunter Dunnbier, 02779 Großschonau,¨¨Tel. 035841-36757ISSN: 0942-2935Forschungsberichte aus demInstitut fur¨ Hoc¨ hstfrequenztechnik und Elektronikder Universitat¨ Karlsruhe (TH)ForewordInterdisciplinary cooperation of different scientific research domainsspurs science and technology, bringing new features and visions inthe 21st century. There are a number of candidates for this interdis-ciplinary science and research, f. e. microsystem engineering, na-notechnology, a.s.o. Another prime candidate are microwaves. Mi-crowaves exhibit a good free space propagation, they are coherent,have a moderate wavelength and are easy to handle since suppor-ting technology is ready available; even microminiaturized and highlyintegrated. The Ph. D. thesis of Hans Rudolf touches this interdisci-plinarity by combining information from radar engineering, communi-cations engineering, microwave measurement techniques and infor-mation processing. In a nearly unique manner it characterises therationalisation of information content in areas where numerous dataare fused.