Scatterometer observations of seasonal backscatter variation over tropical rain forest

Author

Woodhouse, Iain H. ; Van der Sanden, Joost J. ; Hoekman, Dirk H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Water Resources, Wageningen Agric. Univ., Netherlands

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

859

Lastpage

861

Abstract

A strong correlation between the C-band ERS-1 windscatterometer (WSC) backscatter and local precipitation in Guyana has been observed. The effect on the correlation of incidence angle and local time is also examined. Characterizing such fluctuations may be useful for precise calibration of active microwave instruments

Keywords

backscatter; calibration; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; C-band; ERS-1; Guyana; SHF; South America; backscatter; calibration; geophysical measurement technique; incidence angle; land surface; local precipitation; local time; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar scatterometry; scatterometer observations; seasonal backscatter variation; spaceborne radar; terrain factor; terrain mapping; tropical forest; tropical rain forest; vegetation mapping; Backscatter; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Instruments; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Rain; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.752204

Filename

752204