The effects of topography on mechanisms of radar backscatter from coniferous forest and upland pasture

Author

Luckman, Adrian J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Wales, Swansea, UK

Volume

36

Issue

5

fYear

1998

fDate

9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1830

Lastpage

1834

Abstract

Multifrequency, polarimetric airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data of a Sitka spruce plantation and moorland area on upland terrain in the United Kingdom are studied to quantify the effects of topography on mean backscatter and the relative importance of volume, surface, and double-bounce scattering mechanisms as estimated using a simple decomposition scattering model

Keywords

airborne radar; backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Picea sitchensis; SAR; Sitka spruce plantation; UK; United Kingdom; agriculture; airborne radar; coniferous forest; double-bounce scattering; forest; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; grass; grassland; land surface topography; mechanism; moor; moorland; multifrequency radar; radar backscatter; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; simple decomposition scattering model; surface scattering; synthetic aperture radar; upland pasture; vegetation mapping; volume scattering; Backscatter; Biomass; Europe; NASA; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Soil; Surfaces; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.718651

Filename

718651