Title :
SAR polarimetric features of agricultural areas
Author :
Baronti, S. ; Del Frate, Fabio ; Paloscia, S. ; Pampaloni, P. ; Schiavon, G. ; Solimini, D.
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, CNR, Firenze, Italy
Abstract :
The potential of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in monitoring soil and vegetation parameters is being evaluated worldwide through extensive investigations. A significant experiment performed on this subject was the Multi-sensor Airborne Campaign (MAC 91), carried out during the northern summer of 1991 on several sites in Europe, based on the NASA/JPL polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (AIRSAR). The site of Montespertoli (Italy) was imaged three times during this campaign. Calibrated polarimetric data collected over the agricultural area of this site have been analysed and critical analysis of the information contained in linear and circular co-polar and cross-polar data has also been carried out
Keywords :
agriculture; geophysical techniques; polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1991; AIRSAR; Europe; Italy; MAC 91; Montespertoli; Multi-sensor Airborne Campaign; NASA/JPL polarimetric synthetic aperture radar; SAR polarimetric feature; agricultural area; agriculture; geophysical measurement technique; land surface vegetation; radar remote sensing; rural area; soil; terrain mapping; Area measurement; Condition monitoring; Geophysical measurements; Information analysis; NASA; Remote monitoring; Sea measurements; Soil; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322466
