DocumentCode
1025361
Title
File of Normalized Radar Cross Sections (FINRACS)-A Computer Program for Research of the Scattering of Radar Signals by Natural Surfaces
Author
Borel, Christoph C. ; McIntosh, Robert E. ; Narayanan, Ram M. ; Swift, Calvin T.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Issue
6
fYear
1986
Firstpage
1020
Lastpage
1022
Abstract
A user-friendly computer program has been developed that is useful in archiving and graphically plotting normalized radar cross sections (NRCS) of geophysical surfaces. The program, called FINRACS, utilizes a data base, which includes data obtained by the radar community during the past 30 years. Users can store and retrieve data according to frequency bands, polarization, incidence angle, or author name. They can compare data obtained by other investigators by overlaying the data on common plots. In addition, FINRACS accepts radar measurements read directly from a disc storage device. In this manner, we are able to compare our NRCS measurements with those made by others
Keywords
Displays; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Geophysical measurements; Geophysics computing; Information retrieval; Polarization; Radar cross section; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0196-2892
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TGRS.1986.289567
Filename
4072576
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