Microwave scatterometry in support of space-borne scientific missions

Author

Khanifar, A. ; Ridley, J.K. ; Bamber, J.L. ; Card, R.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

6

Issue

6

fYear

1994

fDate

12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

281

Lastpage

288

Abstract

The interpretation of satellite radar observations of the Earth´s surface requires models to link the observations to physical processes. These models require validation through surface measurements. This paper describes a mobile radar scatterometer designed to complement the vertical incidence measurements of satellite radar altimeters. The instrument has been successfully deployed in Antarctica and an Australian desert to make measurements contemporaneous with satellite observations. The key findings from these field experiments are briefly described and results which have implications for synthetic aperture radar studies of similar terrain are presented

Keywords

microwave imaging; radar altimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Antarctica; Australian desert; Earth´s surface; field experiments; microwave imagery; microwave scatterometry; mobile radar scatterometer; satellite radar altimeters; satellite radar observations; space-borne scientific missions; surface measurements; synthetic aperture radar; terrain; vertical incidence measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0954-0695

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ecej:19940606

Filename

338448