The effect of H-polarization on backscattering enhancement for partially convex targets of large sizes in continuous random media

Abstract In our previous work, we have proved that the spatial coherence length (SCL) of the incident waves around the target together with the target configuration play a leading role in the determination of the enhancement in the radar cross-section (ERCS) of a target in a random medium. Owing to the double-passage effect, the ERCS is almost two when the SCL is much smaller or larger than the target size. However, for a SCL comparable with the target size, the ERCS deviates from two, depending on the target parameters and the SCL. The last conclusion was proved only for E-polarization. The polarization of incident waves is one of the key parameters in scattering problems. In this work, we extend our study and investigate the effect of H -polarization on the radar cross-section and the ERCS for large-size targets.