Title :
Amplitude-Based Measurment Technique in Polarimetric Radar Remote Sensing for Determining the Dielectric Permittivity of Earth Media
Author :
Kolyadov, D.V. ; Ligthart, L.P. ; Kozlov, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Moscow State Tech. Univ. of Civil Aviation, Moscow
Abstract :
A new method for measuring the complex dielectric permittivity of underlying surfaces is described. The method only uses amplitude measurements in two orthogonally polarized channels of a non-coherent polarimetric radar.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; permittivity; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; amplitude-based measurement technique; dielectric permittivity; earth media; orthogonally polarized channel; polarimetric radar remote sensing; Dielectric measurements; Earth; Equations; Permittivity measurement; Phase measurement; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar & Wireless Communications, 2006. MIKON 2006. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-83-906662-7-3
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2006.4345227