Simulation of Microwave Remote Sensing of the Ocean

The paper considers simulation of microwave remote sensing of the ocean. The direct and inverse problems of diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave on a periodic inhomogeneous layer of finite thickness are considered. The computer program is developed, that allows to model the process of active and passive radiometry of the free surface or of the near-surface layer of the ocean. The program is validated by comparison with the analytical result for the case of a periodically repeating planar layered structure. High accuracy of calculations is shown. The results of a number of calculations for the needs of passive and active radiometry of the surface and of the medium consisting of layers with sinusoidal boundaries are presented. Copyright (C) 2022 The Authors.